少 + Verb (do less) · 少 + Verbo (hacer menos)
Reduce an action rather than eliminate it
- A conversation is disrupting work, so you ask for less talking.
- 少说话。 — The request is to reduce talking.
Reduce an action rather than eliminate it
- A conversation is disrupting work, so you ask for less talking.
- young少to speak说话。 — The request is to reduce talking.
A conversation is disrupting work, so you ask for less talking. What does 少说话。 communicate?
The request is to reduce talking. 少 may refer to frequency, duration or amount depending on the action. It does not necessarily mean complete silence.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 少 + Verb (do less). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
less少eat吃a bit点greasy油腻的。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is young少 + Verb (do less). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
less少eat吃a bit点greasy油腻的。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Eat less greasy food: ____ 吃点油腻的。
少 + Verb = do less: 少吃点. · 少 + Verbo = hacer menos: 少吃点.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 少说话。: The request is to reduce talking.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, young少to speak说话。: The request is to reduce talking.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Where does 少 go? · ¿Dónde va 少?
少 + Verb: 少吃, 少说话. · 少 + Verbo: 少吃, 少说话.
Know the boundary
- 少 may refer to frequency, duration or amount depending on the action.
- It does not necessarily mean complete silence.
Know the boundary
- young少 may refer to frequency, duration or amount depending on the action.
- It does not necessarily mean complete silence.
少 is the mirror of 多 (do more). · 少 es el espejo de 多 (hacer más).
Yes: 少吃，多运动 (eat less, exercise more). · Sí: 少吃，多运动 (comer menos, hacer más ejercicio).
少说话 necessarily demands that no word is ever spoken.
少 may refer to frequency, duration or amount depending on the action. It does not necessarily mean complete silence. The request is to reduce talking.
Use the distinction
- The request is to reduce talking.
- 少 may refer to frequency, duration or amount depending on the action. It does not necessarily mean complete silence.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verb phrases.
Use the distinction
- The request is to reduce talking.
- young少 may refer to frequency, duration or amount depending on the action. It does not necessarily mean complete silence.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verb phrases.