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How to Say ‘Do you usually drink a lot of water?’ in Simplified Chinese

你平时喝水多吗？

nǐ píng shí hē shuǐ duō ma

[nee píngshí hēshuǐ duō ma]

💬 Usage Tip: To say "a lot" about a habit, put 多 after the activity: 喝水多 is literally "drink water, much". You can do the same with 吃饭多 "eat a lot".

Phrase Breakdown

你平时

nǐ píng shí

you, usually

你 (nǐ) means 'you' and 平时 (píng shí) means 'usually' or 'normally'. 平时 is two rising tones.

Example

你平时几点起床？

What time do you usually get up?

Words in this phrase

你

nǐ

[nee]

you

The informal or neutral word for “you,” suitable for peers or casual conversation.

Example

如果对方和你年纪差不多，可以说“认识你”。

If the other person is about your age, you can say “nice to meet you” with 你.

平时

píng shí

[píngshí]

usually

In ordinary times; normally.

Example

我平时七点起床。

I usually get up at seven.

喝水多吗？

hē shuǐ duō ma

drink a lot of water?

喝水 (hē shuǐ) means 'drink water', 多 (duō) means 'a lot', and 吗 (ma) turns the sentence into a yes-or-no question. 吗 is light and short.

Example

你每天喝水多吗？

Do you drink a lot of water every day?

Words in this phrase

喝水

hē shuǐ

[hēshuǐ]

to drink water

Verb-object phrase for drinking water.

Example

多喝水对身体好。

Drinking more water is good for health.

多

duō

[duō]

many; much

Indicates a large amount or frequency.

Example

这里的人很多。

There are many people here.

吗

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你是第一次来吗？这里的“吗”表示提问。

Is this your first time here? Here, 吗 marks a question.

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