Is verb+点儿 an adverb?

Question

My friend asked me about the following sentence that appears in NPCR 1, Lesson 12: 你要多穿点儿衣服. I understand that it means "You should wear some more clothes." However, she is confused about the word order adverb (多)+verb (穿)+点儿 here, I couldn't quite explain why. Are we supposed to treat 点儿 like an adverb, and if so, why does it make sense to have both in one sentence?

Answer 1

No. “点儿” is not an adverb.

In the sentence 你要多穿点儿衣服, 多 is the adverb meaning “more,” while 点儿 means “a little” or “a bit” and indicates a small amount.

The pattern is:

多 + Verb + 点儿 + Object

Examples:

多穿点儿衣服。(Wear a little more clothing.)

多喝点儿水。(Drink a little more water.)

多吃点儿水果。(Eat a little more fruit.)

Together, 多……点儿 means “a little more…” and is a very common pattern in spoken Mandarin.

Answer 2

点儿means "a bit more" .多穿点儿衣服 can be translate as"put on a bit more clothes" .

More examples: 多吃点儿 多喝点儿 快点儿

点儿 is use to embellish the “verb” ahead