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多少有些

Mandarin · pinyin duō shǎo yǒu xiē

somewhat
more or less

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多: duō · much, many; more than, over
少: shǎo · few, less, inadequate
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
些: xiē · little, few; rather, somewhat

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1–3–3–1 · duo1 shao3 you3 xie1

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do1 siu2 jau5 se1

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