If 多 means "many" and 少 means "a little", 多少 (in Korean 다소) like a word is not a contradiction??
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If“多”and“少”are used together as a word “多少”, it usually means the quantity. For example “你有多少个苹果” means "How many apples do you have". You don't have to divide the word to analyze the separate meaning, regard it as a new one.
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yes, 多 means many, 少 means less. and, 多少 is definitely a contradiction (I think).
thus, 多少 is usually used in a question, which means I also don't know it's many or less
Let's imagine this, when you go to buy goods, I would ask you "actually, you want many or less, please give me a certain number" 你要多少呢?
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¡Hola! Aunque la palabra coreana 다소 sí viene de los carácteres chinos 多少, los significados son un poco diferente en los dos idiomas. En chino, la palabra quiere decir "cuánto" y en coreano, normalmente significa "un poco".
Además, como ya te has dado cuenta, en el idioma chino, cuando un par de carácteres con significados opuestos se van juntos (por ejemplo, 多 quiere decir mucho y 少 quiere decir un poco), la palabra llega a ser un nombre (noun).
Espero que te ayude.
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