Difference between revisions of "Doing something more with "duo""
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In China, you often here you should do this or that more (drink more water, wear more warm clothing etc.), and they often use the word 多.
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In China, you often hear you should do this or that more (eat more, drink more water, wear more warm clothing etc.), and they often use the word 多 (duō). What's not intuitive to learners is that the word 多 should come ''before the verb''.
  
 
== Structure ==
 
== Structure ==
  
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To talk about doing something more, 多 (duō) is often used. It even rhymes!
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This structure is often used in commands or suggestions. Note the position of 多:
  
 
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Subject + 多 + Verb + Object
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多 + Verb + Object
  
 
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When this structure is used as a command, the subject is usually omitted.
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This structure is not used exclusively as a command, so you could also include a subject if you needed to.
  
 
== Examples ==
 
== Examples ==
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多 was used this way in one of Deng Xiaoping's most famous sayings: 多干实事，少说空话. Notice he also used 少 as explained in the article [[Doing something less with "shao"]].
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== Counter-Examples ==
  
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Just to be completely clear, the following uses of 多 are not as natural as the ones above.
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<li class="q">吃 <em>多</em> 点。</li>
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<li class="q">喝 很 <em>多</em> 啤酒 吧！</li>
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<li class="q">我 应该 运动 <em>多</em> 点。</li>
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The opposite of 多 is, of course, 少.  It is further explained in the article [[Doing something less with "shao"]].
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 01:54, 3 May 2013

In China, you often hear you should do this or that more (eat more, drink more water, wear more warm clothing etc.), and they often use the word 多 (duō). What's not intuitive to learners is that the word 多 should come before the verb.

Structure

This structure is often used in commands or suggestions. Note the position of 多:

多 + Verb + Object

This structure is not used exclusively as a command, so you could also include a subject if you needed to.

Examples

  • 多 吃 点。
  • 多 喝 啤酒 吧！
  • 我 应该 多 运动。

Counter-Examples

Just to be completely clear, the following uses of 多 are not as natural as the ones above.

  • 吃 多 点。
  • 喝 很 多 啤酒 吧！
  • 我 应该 运动 多 点。

    • The opposite of 多 is, of course, 少. It is further explained in the article Doing something less with "shao".

    See also

    Sources and further reading

    Books

    HSK4
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