多/少grammar point · tier 2 · 多/少 + verb — dial the amount up or down
Set 多 or 少 before the verb to do more or less of the action.
字源 FORM what the parts do
多 is a plate heaped with one more slice (夕 on 夕); 少 is sand running out between the fingers. The one that sits in front of the verb sets which way the amount moves.
故事 STORY a scene to remember it by
A dial in front of the action: turn it to 多 and the amount climbs, turn it to 少 and it drops.
字源記憶法
框 · Frame
[subj] 多/少 [verb] (一)點/一些 [obj]
觸 · Trigger
You want someone to do a bit more or a bit less of something.
序 · The move
1pick the direction: more is 多, less is 少which way is the amount moving?
2put 多 or 少 in front of the verbis it before the verb, not after?
3name the verb, then the amount: (一)點 or 一些 + objectis the amount on the object, not a second 多/少?
例 · Examples
1你可以多more (of the action)吃eat一點a bit水果。哥哥應該少less (of the action)喝drink點啤酒。
You could eat a bit more fruit. Your brother should drink less beer.