<p>adj. + &quot;一些&quot; means &quot;more adj.&quot; here. More examples are as follows:</p>
<pre><code>&quot;好一些&quot;  better
&quot;差一些&quot;  worse
&quot;在家待久一些&quot;  stay home longer
</code></pre>

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Rong Luo
<p>From reading it, I believe it means: "(Please, I beg you to) Be in Shanghai (just, for only) some more time!" It's a command.</p>

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This is what I thought first; that's why I was confused and posted a question here.
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Toad22222
<p>‘你在上海的时间多一些.’</p>

<p>means‘You have more time in Shanghai’</p>

<p>一般把‘吧’作为语气词或助词使用，用在句末.</p>

<p>‘吧’在不同情况下可以表示‘赞同，推测、命令、请求’等不同语气；用在句中表示停顿。</p>

<p>在这里，‘吧’表示推测（询问）。</p>

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月亮岛腐竹
<p>I think person A is Chinese.</p>

<p>A:你在北京工作吗？我三月去那里。
A: Are you work on Beijing? I have been to Beijing on March!</p>

<p>I: 没有。我去北京市旅游的。我三月在意大利。
I: No!I went to Beijing to travel!I am in Italy in March!</p>

<p>OK!The problem is come!</p>

<p>Because person A is only listening "I went to Beijing to travel!" in his mind!</p>

<p>A: 你在上海时间多一些吧。(。->?)(PS:他根本是個問句)
The total word is
A: If you travel to Beijing,you spend the time in the Shanghai is more then Beijing!Is right?</p>

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Jacky Lu
<ul>
<li><p>多 = many/ much/ a lot</p>
</li>
<li><p>多些 = more</p>
</li>
<li><p>一些 = some; a little</p>
</li>
<li><p>多一些 (more by some/ more by a little) = &quot;little more &quot; in English</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Her full sentence without any omission would be:</p>
<p>&quot;你在上海(的)时间(比你在意大利的时间)多一些吧?&quot;
&quot;Your time in Shanghai (compare to your time in Italy) is little more, right?&quot;</p>
<p>It can translates to : &quot;your time in Shanghai is little more (than your time in Italy), right?&quot;</p>
<p>If she wrote 你在上海时间多些吧? Then the translation would be simply: &quot;your time in Shanghai is more (than your time in Italy), right?</p>
<p>*吧 here is a final particle for softening the tone of a speech or indicating uncertainty. Without 吧 at the end, the sentence would sound like a hard fact statement. With 吧, the sentence sounds softer, more like a conversation, and leaves room for you to confirm or invalidate.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>&quot;你在上海时间多一些。&quot; -- &quot;your time in Shanghai is little more&quot;(plain statement)</p>
</li>
<li><p>你在上海时间多一些<strong>吧</strong>?&quot;  -- &quot;your time in Shanghai is little more, <strong>right</strong>?&quot; ( softer tone, not presumptive, conversation like)</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><em>If you don't use 'right', you could use 'heh?'</em></p>
<blockquote>
<p>She mistakenly used a period instead of a question mark.  Even it is a rhetorical question, it still needs the question mark.</p>
<p>Since it is not a real question, people sometimes omit the question mark. It may lead to confusion if there's not enough context to indicate it is  rhetorical.</p>
<p>你在上海时间多一些吧。 would be a suggestion or a command.</p>
</blockquote>

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Thanks. I understand it but it is so difficult to come up with what is omitted in Mandarin. And what is the 吧 mean them?
Blaszard
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See my edited answer.
Tang Ho
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Thanks for the clarification. Is `?` unneeded here or is it just that she omitted it too?
Blaszard
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Answer edited again.
Tang Ho
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Tang Ho
<p>I'm now chatting with someone from China, and she said the following:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>A: 你在北京工作吗？我三月去那里。</p>
<p>I: 没有。我去北京市旅游的。我三月在意大利。</p>
<p>A: 你在上海时间多一些吧。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>What does the final sentence mean? I understand &quot;if/when you are in Shanghai&quot;, but what does 多一些 mean?</p>

<meaning-in-context>
What does 多一些 mean?
# What does 多一些 mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-27)

I'm now chatting with someone from China, and she said the following:

> A: 你在北京工作吗？我三月去那里。
>
> I: 没有。我去北京市旅游的。我三月在意大利。
>
> A: 你在上海时间多一些吧。

What does the final sentence mean? I understand "if/when you are in Shanghai", but what does 多一些 mean?

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2016-12-27. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

* 多 = many/ much/ a lot
* 多些 = more
* 一些 = some; a little
* 多一些 (more by some/ more by a little) = "little more " in English

Her full sentence without any omission would be:

"你在上海(的)时间(比你在意大利的时间)多一些吧?"
"Your time in Shanghai (compare to your time in Italy) is little more, right?"

It can translates to : "your time in Shanghai is little more (than your time in Italy), right?"

If she wrote 你在上海时间多些吧? Then the translation would be simply: "your time in Shanghai is more (than your time in Italy), right?

\*吧 here is a final particle for softening the tone of a speech or indicating uncertainty. Without 吧 at the end, the sentence would sound like a hard fact statement. With 吧, the sentence sounds softer, more like a conversation, and leaves room for you to confirm or invalidate.

Example:

* "你在上海时间多一些。" -- "your time in Shanghai is little more"(plain statement)
* 你在上海时间多一些**吧**?" -- "your time in Shanghai is little more, **right**?" ( softer tone, not presumptive, conversation like)

*If you don't use 'right', you could use 'heh?'*

> She mistakenly used a period instead of a question mark. Even it is a rhetorical question, it still needs the question mark.
>
> Since it is not a real question, people sometimes omit the question mark. It may lead to confusion if there's not enough context to indicate it is rhetorical.
>
> 你在上海时间多一些吧。 would be a suggestion or a command.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks. I understand it but it is so difficult to come up with what is omitted in Mandarin. And what is the 吧 mean them?  
> **username_5**: See my edited answer.  
> **username_0**: Thanks for the clarification. Is `?` unneeded here or is it just that she omitted it too?  
> **username_5**: Answer edited again.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-06-20. Score: 2

adj. + "一些" means "more adj." here. More examples are as follows:

```
"好一些"  better
"差一些"  worse
"在家待久一些"  stay home longer

```


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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-01-03. Score: 0

From reading it, I believe it means: "(Please, I beg you to) Be in Shanghai (just, for only) some more time!" It's a command.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: This is what I thought first; that's why I was confused and posted a question here.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-12-28. Score: 0

‘你在上海的时间多一些.’

means‘You have more time in Shanghai’

一般把‘吧’作为语气词或助词使用，用在句末.

‘吧’在不同情况下可以表示‘赞同，推测、命令、请求’等不同语气；用在句中表示停顿。

在这里，‘吧’表示推测（询问）。


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### Answer by username_4 on 2016-12-30. Score: 0

I think person A is Chinese.

A:你在北京工作吗？我三月去那里。
A: Are you work on Beijing? I have been to Beijing on March!

I: 没有。我去北京市旅游的。我三月在意大利。
I: No!I went to Beijing to travel!I am in Italy in March!

OK!The problem is come!

Because person A is only listening "I went to Beijing to travel!" in his mind!

A: 你在上海时间多一些吧。(。->?)(PS:他根本是個問句)
The total word is
A: If you travel to Beijing,you spend the time in the Shanghai is more then Beijing!Is right?


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