<p>It is a polite way to make suggestions, e.g.</p>

<pre><code>我建议你多运动。
I suggest you to do sports/exercises.  
</code></pre>

<p>or</p>

<pre><code>请你多指教。
Please give some guidance/opinion.
</code></pre>

<p>So I guess, a more proper translation of you example would be: 'You should contact other people about this issue.'</p>

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2014-11-25T23:25:53.547Z
Is this similar to english "better", like in : you better go and apologize V.S. you go and apologize ?
meireikei
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Not exactly, I guess. Wang Dingwei will give you a better picture of it, my guess is that you can simply think of this 多 as "do more if you are already doing it, or do if you don't do it at all". You catch a cold and a friend says to you: 你多喝茶！ Drink (more) tea! [depending on if you are actually already a regular tea drinker or don't drink tea at all]
imrek
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2014-11-25T23:35:06.813Z
yo, that is quiet helpful!
meireikei
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imrek
<p>你多与别人就此事沟通 means you should take more attention to talk with others.</p>

<p>你与别人就此事沟通 means you should talk to others.</p>

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Fakefish
<p>Means "more often" or "it's better to do sth"</p>

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PhilCai
<p>I have a sentence with a given translation, as follows: </p>

<p>你多与别人就此事沟通。 = You communicate with other people.</p>

<p>Why is 多 put into this sentence, it is not mentioned in the translation. 
What would be the difference between the given sentence and the same sentence without the 多?</p>

<p>你<strong>多</strong>与别人就此事沟通    &lt;> 你与别人就此事沟通  ?</p>

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What is the purpose of 多 in 你多与别人就此事沟通?
# What is the purpose of 多 in 你多与别人就此事沟通?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-11-25)

I have a sentence with a given translation, as follows:

你多与别人就此事沟通。 = You communicate with other people.

Why is 多 put into this sentence, it is not mentioned in the translation.
What would be the difference between the given sentence and the same sentence without the 多?

你**多**与别人就此事沟通 <> 你与别人就此事沟通 ?

**Tags:** translation, difference


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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-11-25. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

It is a polite way to make suggestions, e.g.

```
我建议你多运动。
I suggest you to do sports/exercises.  

```

or

```
请你多指教。
Please give some guidance/opinion.

```

So I guess, a more proper translation of you example would be: 'You should contact other people about this issue.'

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Is this similar to english "better", like in : you better go and apologize V.S. you go and apologize ?  
> **username_1**: Not exactly, I guess. Wang Dingwei will give you a better picture of it, my guess is that you can simply think of this 多 as "do more if you are already doing it, or do if you don't do it at all". You catch a cold and a friend says to you: 你多喝茶！ Drink (more) tea! [depending on if you are actually already a regular tea drinker or don't drink tea at all]  
> **username_0**: yo, that is quiet helpful!  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-11-26. Score: 0

你多与别人就此事沟通 means you should take more attention to talk with others.

你与别人就此事沟通 means you should talk to others.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-12-03. Score: 0

Means "more often" or "it's better to do sth"


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