How to say “doing something more or less”
To say “doing more”
To say “doing more”, we should put in front of the verb.
Scheme
verb
object
Examples
喝热水
Drink more hot water
duō hē rè shuǐ
你要练习
You need to practice more
nǐ yào duō liànxí
Pay attention
Compare: 喝很多水 to drink a lot of water 多喝水 drink more water
To soften the tone of the statement, you can add or between the verb and the object
Examples
点儿东西
Eat a little more food
duō chī diǎnr dōngxi
穿衣服
Wear a little more clothes
duō chuān diǎn yīfu
To say “doing less”
To say “doing less”, we should put in front of the verb.
Scheme
verb
object
Examples
你要玩电脑
You should play on the computer less
nǐ yào shǎo wán diànnǎo
喝可乐,多喝水
Drink less cola and more water
shǎo hē kělè, duō hē shuǐ
To soften the tone of the statement, you can add 点 or 点儿 between the verb and the object.
Examples
啤酒
Drink a little less beer
shǎo hē diǎn píjiǔ
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