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james
Date : 2010-02-01 / 04:26PM
Wow mr. benny, your site is awesome! I just started learning Chinese. Can you explain to me the difference between duo1 jiu3 and duo1 chang2 shi2 jian? I am a bit confused and could you give examples of usages? I like your music.
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2010-02-01 / 04:35PM | | ni hao, James,
Welcome to AskBenny and thank you for your nice comment.
In fact, “duo jiu and duo chang shi jian” both mean “how long”. Just literally, “duo chang shi jian” means “how much time”. You can say:
xū yào duō jiǔ/ xū yào duō cháng shí jiān = How long does it take?
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