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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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Revision as of 04:08, 21 February 2013

In China, you often here you should do this or that more (drink more water, wear more warmer 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

  • 吃 点。
  • 喝 啤酒 吧!
  • 我 应该 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

HSK4