Doing Sth More or Less in Chinese

Grammar Point:
In Chinese, to express doing something “more” or “less,” you can add 多 duō or 少 shǎo and use the following structures.

Doing Something More – 多 duō + V

一點点 yìdiǎn is commonly used to modify objects in this context. This structure can refer to events in both the past and the future, but not to facts, questions or hypotheticals.

你nǐ生病shēngbìng了le， 應該yīnggāi多duō喝hē一點yìdiǎn水shuǐ你nǐ生病shēngbìng了le， 应该yīnggāi多duō喝hē一点yìdiǎn水shuǐ
You are sick, so you should drink more water.

我wǒ想xiǎng多duō學xué一點yìdiǎn中文zhōngwén我wǒ想xiǎng多duō学xué一点yìdiǎn中文zhōngwén
I want to learn more Chinese.

你nǐ需要xūyào多duō吃chī蔬菜shūcài少shǎo吃chī肉ròu你nǐ需要xūyào多duō吃chī蔬菜shūcài少shǎo吃chī肉ròu
You need to eat more vegetables and less meat.

如果rúguǒ多duō睡覺shuìjiào， 我wǒ就jiù會huì長zhǎng高gāo嗎ma？ 如果rúguǒ多duō睡觉shuìjiào， 我wǒ就jiù会huì长zhǎng高gāo吗ma？
If I sleep more, will I grow taller?

爸爸bàba不bù應該yīnggāi多duō給gěi孩子háizi錢qián爸爸bàba不bù应该yīnggāi多duō给gěi孩子háizi钱qián
Dad shouldn’t give the kids more money.

Doing Something Less – 少 shǎo + V

你nǐ少shǎo喝hē一點yìdiǎn咖啡kāfēi你nǐ少shǎo喝hē一点yìdiǎn咖啡kāfēi
Drink less coffee.

少shǎo點diǎn一點yìdiǎn菜cài， 我們wǒmen不bú太tài餓è少shǎo点diǎn一点yìdiǎn菜cài， 我们wǒmen不bú太tài饿è
Order fewer dishes; we’re not very hungry.

我wǒ是不是shìbúshì應該yīnggāi少shǎo抱怨bàoyuàn我wǒ的de人生rénshēng？ 我wǒ是不是shìbúshì应该yīnggāi少shǎo抱怨bàoyuàn我wǒ的de人生rénshēng？
Should I complain less about my life?

最近zuìjìn太tài累lèi了le， 我wǒ想xiǎng少shǎo做zuò一點yìdiǎn運動yùndòng最近zuìjìn太tài累lèi了le， 我wǒ想xiǎng少shǎo做zuò一点yìdiǎn运动yùndòng
I’ve been too tired lately, so I want to exercise less.

最近zuìjìn太tài累lèi了le， 我wǒ想xiǎng少shǎo做zuò一點yìdiǎn運動yùndòng最近zuìjìn太tài累lèi了le， 我wǒ想xiǎng少shǎo做zuò一点yìdiǎn运动yùndòng
If I buy fewer things, I won’t run out of money.