Chinese Phrase - How long have you been here?
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English:
How long have you been here?
Chinese:
你已经来了多久呢？
Pinyin:
nǐ yǐjīng lái le duō jǐu ne
Literal:
You Already Come [Grammar particle] How Long [Interrogative particle]
In this case, the 多 (duō) does not mean many but converts the sentence into a question of how long.