Doing something more with "duo"
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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.
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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.
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
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (pp. 39) →buy
- 发展汉语 中级汉语口语上 (pp. 72)
