高达 / 多达 gāodá / duōdá

高达 / 多达（gāodá / duōdá）means “高达 / 多达: to reach as high/many as (a figure)”. 高达 ('reach as high as') and 多达 ('reach as many as') come BEFORE a figure to stress that it is impressively large. Formation: 高达 / 多达 + 数量

高达 / 多达: to reach as high/many as (a figure)

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Formation

高达 / 多达 + 数量

Explanation

高达 ('reach as high as') and 多达 ('reach as many as') come BEFORE a figure to stress that it is impressively large. 高达百分之九十 = as high as 90%, 多达三千人 = as many as 3000 people. 高达 suits rates, heights, prices; 多达 suits countable numbers of people or things.

Examples

今年的合格率 高达 百分之九十。
jīnnián de hégélǜ gāodá bǎifēnzhī jiǔshí.
This year's pass rate reached as high as 90%.
报名的人数 多达 三千人。
bàomíng de rénshù duōdá sānqiān rén.
The number of applicants reached as many as 3000.

Note

Comes BEFORE the figure (unlike 之多, which follows it).

FAQ

高达 / 多达 — what does it mean and how is it used?

高达 / 多达: to reach as high/many as (a figure). 高达 ('reach as high as') and 多达 ('reach as many as') come BEFORE a figure to stress that it is impressively large. 高达百分之九十 = as high as 90%, 多达三千人 = as many as 3000 people. 高达 suits rates, heights, prices; 多达 suits countable numbers of people or things.

高达 / 多达 — how do you form it?

高达 / 多达 + 数量

高达 / 多达 — any usage notes?

Comes BEFORE the figure (unlike 之多, which follows it).

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