[](http://amzn.to/2iioVRP)
[](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Main_Page)
[](# "wikilink")
Doing something more with "duo"
===============================
[](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/ASGLKGZP)
-
Level
[B1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points)
-
Similar to
- [Asking about degree with
"duo"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Asking_about_degree_with_%22duo%22) (A2)
- [Expressing "really" with
"zhen"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22really%22_with_%22zhen%22) (A2)
- [Intensifying with
"duo"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Intensifying_with_%22duo%22) (A2)
- [Doing something less with
"shao"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Doing_something_less_with_%22shao%22) (B1)
- [Indicating a number in
excess](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Indicating_a_number_in_excess) (B1)
-
Used for
[Adding more
explanation](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Adding_more_explanation)
-
Keywords
[多](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%A4%9A)
-
Translations
[more](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/More)
[{width="300"
height="300"}](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/File:Chinese-grammar-wiki-duo.jpg)
Contents
--------
[hide]([# "wikilink")\]
- [1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [3
Counter-Examples](#Counter-Examples "wikilink")
- [4 See
also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [5 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [5.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
多 + Verb
This structure is not used exclusively as a command, so you could also
include a subject if you needed to.
Examples
-------------------------------------------------------
In English we like to say things like "eat *more*," "drink *more* beer,"
and "I need to exercise *more*." Notice that in every one of these
cases, the word "more" (equivalent to this use of 多) comes *after* the
verb in English. In Chinese, it's more natural to put the 多 *before*
the verb.
- *多* 吃 点 。Eat a little more.
- *多* 放 点 辣 。Put a little more spice.
- *多* 拿 一点 。Take more.
- 爷爷 ，你 要 *多* 出去 走走 。You need to go out and
take a walk more often.
- *多* 给 他 点 时间 吧 。Give him a little more
time.
- 我 想 *多* 陪陪 家人 。I want to spend more time with my
family.
- 感冒 的 时候 要 *多* 喝 水 。Drink more water when
you have a cold.
- 医生 让 我 *多* 运动 。The doctor told me to exercise
more.
- 他 比 你 有 经验 ，你 应该 *多* 向 他 学习 。He's more experienced than you. You
should learn from him more.
- 想 提高 汉语 口语 ，就要 *多* 练习 。If
you want to improve your speaking Chinese, you need to practice
more.
Counter-Examples
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Just to be completely clear, the following uses of 多 are not as natural
as the ones above. They'll be understood, and they might not be
technically *wrong*, but you can do better!
- 吃 *多* 点。
- 我 要 回家*多*点！
- 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"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Doing_something_less_with_%22shao%22).
See also
-------------------------------------------------------
Sources and further reading
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
### Books
- [Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2
(3rd ed)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed)) (pp.
39) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2femBuy)
- [发展汉语
中级汉语口语上](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%8F%91%E5%B1%95%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD_%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%8F%A3%E8%AF%AD%E4%B8%8A) (pp.
72) \[ →buy\]
[Category](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Special:Categories):
- [B1 grammar
points](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Category:B1_grammar_points)
[](http://amzn.to/2iioVRP)