It is found that the whole verbal meaning of"how many + N"possesses the additional color and morphology character,in which the"how many/ less"is statically descriptive and uncontrollable,dynamically changeful and variational with some quantitative character.

Based on this premise,this paper,after analyzing some cases of mistranslation found in some Chinese classic works of literature,claims that semantic adjustments must be made in tune with the context when translating Chinese idiomatic folk expressions.