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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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== <span id="Structure" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ==

This structure is often used in commands or suggestions. Note the position of 多:

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This structure is not used exclusively as a command, so you could also include a subject if you needed to.

== <span id="Examples" class="mw-headline">Examples</span> ==

In English we like to say things like &quot;eat ''more'',&quot; &quot;drink ''more'' beer,&quot; and &quot;I need to exercise ''more''.&quot; Notice that in every one of these cases, the word &quot;more&quot; (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.

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* ''多'' 吃 点 。<span class="pinyin">''Duō'' chī diǎn.</span><span class="trans">Eat a little more.</span>
* ''多'' 放 点 辣 。<span class="pinyin">''Duō'' fàng diǎn là.</span><span class="trans">Put a little more spice.</span>
* ''多'' 拿 一点 。<span class="pinyin">''Duō'' ná yīdiǎn.</span><span class="trans">Take more.</span>
* 爷爷 ，你 要 ''多'' 出去 走走 。<span class="pinyin">Yéye, nǐ yào ''duō'' chūqù zǒuzou.</span><span class="trans">You need to go out and take a walk more often.</span>
* ''多'' 给 他 点 时间 吧 。<span class="pinyin">''Duō'' gěi tā diǎn shíjiān ba.</span><span class="trans">Give him a little more time.</span>
* 我 想 ''多'' 陪陪 家人 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ xiǎng ''duō'' péipei jiārén.</span><span class="trans">I want to spend more time with my family.</span>
* 感冒 的 时候 要 ''多'' 喝 水 。<span class="pinyin">Gǎnmào de shíhou yào ''duō'' hē shuǐ.</span><span class="trans">Drink more water when you have a cold.</span>
* 医生 让 我 ''多'' 运动 。<span class="pinyin">Yīshēng ràng wǒ ''duō'' yùndòng.</span><span class="trans">The doctor told me to exercise more.</span>
* 他 比 你 有 经验 ，你 应该 ''多'' 向 他 学习 。<span class="pinyin">Tā bǐ nǐ yǒu jīngyàn, nǐ yīnggāi ''duō'' xiàng tā xuéxí.</span><span class="trans">He's more experienced than you. You should learn from him more.</span>
* 想 提高 汉语 口语 ，就要 ''多'' 练习 。<span class="pinyin">Xiǎng tígāo Hànyǔ kǒuyǔ, jiùyào ''duō'' liànxí.</span><span class="trans">If you want to improve your speaking Chinese, you need to practice more.</span>


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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!

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* 吃 ''多'' 点。<span class="pinyin">Chī ''duō'' diǎn.</span>
* 我 要 回家''多''点！<span class="pinyin">Wǒ yào huíjiā ''duō'' diǎn!</span>
* 我 应该 运动 ''多'' 点。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ yīnggāi yùndòng ''duō'' diǎn.</span>


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