be slightly over a round number; and some odd
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be slightly over a round number; to have a small remainder beyond the integer
colloquialCommonly used with age, quantities, or measurements. Often takes the optional suffix 儿 (挂零儿), especially in spoken language.
Tā他
kàn看
yàng样
zi子
dǐng顶
duō多
sì四
shí十
guà挂
líng零
ér儿
。
He looks to be at most forty-something.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
yǒu有
sān三
bǎi百
guà挂
líng零
yè页
。
This book has a little over three hundred pages.
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Wǒ我
men们
bān班
yǒu有
wǔ五
shí十
guà挂
líng零
gè个
xué学
sheng生
。
Our class has a little over fifty students.
Tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
liù六
shí十
guà挂
líng零
le了
，
dàn但
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
nián年
qīng轻
。
He's already in his early sixties, but looks very young.