Portuguese

Adverb

quão (not comparable)

1. how (to what degree)

   quão grande‎ ― how big

Preposition

quão

1. as (to the same extent or degree that)

   Ela é tão bonita quão inteligente.‎

   She is as beautiful as she is smart.

Usage notes

Noun-based phrases are more commonly used, but as it must be a question, quão is mostly used for affirmative phrases.

• qual o tamanho? — how big?

Synonyms

• quanto