Expressing approximate numbers

Question 1

How is an approximate number expressed using consecutive digits?

Answer 1

Simply place two neighbouring digits next to each other.

Question 2

How is an approximate number expressed using 多?

Answer 2

多 is placed AFTER a NUMBER to indicate the quantity surpasses the number.

Question 3

How is 多 used to make an approximation about a whole number?

Answer 3

It is placed before the measure word or noun if the noun doesn’t require a measure word.

Question 4

How is 多 used to make an approximation about the intervals between two whole numbers? (e.g. “two months and a bit” rather than “more than two months”)

Answer 4

It is placed after the measure word or after the noun if the noun doesn’t require a measure word.