多 + Verb (do more)
"More, go on"
- many多 + Verb = "do more of (it)".
- 多喝水 = "drink more water"; many多to move运动 = "exercise more".
- many多 goes straight before the verb.
many多 + Verb
- many多 urges more of the action.
more多drink喝water水。
- 多喝水 = "drink more water."
Practice
Drink more water: ____ 喝水。
多 + Verb = do more: 多喝水.
Practice
多 goes right before the verb (多喝水).
Yes — 多 + Verb: 多喝水, 多运动.
Pairs with young少
- many多 (more) ↔ young少 (less): many多variant of 吃吃vegetable菜,少吃肉.
Explore
Correct or broken?
多 + verb prescribes MORE — and beware: 喝多 flips into 'drank too much'.
Practice
多 is the mirror of which word?
多 (more) ↔ 少 (less): 多吃菜,少吃肉.
Recap
Key idea
- many多 + Verb — "do more of …": 多喝水, many多to move运动
- many多 sits right before the verb
- Mirror of young少 + Verb (do less)
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verb phrases.