B1 · Grammar reference
Doing something more with "duo"
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.
- Keywords
- 多 · more
- Used for
- Adding more explanation
- Classification
- Verbs
Examples (10)
多吃点。
多放点辣。
多拿一点。
爷爷，你要多出去走走。
多给他点时间吧。
我想多陪陪家人。
感冒的时候要多喝水。
医生让我多运动。
他比你有经验，你应该多向他学习。
想提高汉语口语，就要多练习。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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