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.
Structure
To talk about doing something more, 多 (duō) is often used. It even rhymes!
Subject + 多 + Verb + Object
When this structure is used as a command, the subject is usually omitted.
Examples
- 多 吃 点。
- 多 喝 啤酒 吧！
- 我 应该 多 运动。
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".
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (pp. 39) →buy
- 发展汉语 中级汉语口语上 (pp. 72)
