少 + Verb (do less)
"Less, please"
- young少 + Verb = "do less of (it)".
- 少吃点 = "eat a bit less"; young少to speak说话 = "talk less".
- young少 goes straight before the verb.
young少 + Verb
- young少 tells someone to do less of the action.
less少eat吃a bit点greasy油腻的。
- 少吃点greasy food油腻(of / 's)的 = "eat less greasy food."
Practice
Eat less greasy food: ____ 吃点油腻的。
少 + Verb = do less: 少吃点.
Practice
Where does 少 go?
少 + Verb: 少吃, 少说话.
Pairs with many多
- young少 (less) is the mirror of many多 (more): young少variant of 吃吃，many多to move运动.
Explore
Correct or broken?
少 + verb advises doing LESS of it — the adverb leads the verb.
Practice
少 is the mirror of 多 (do more).
Yes: 少吃，多运动 (eat less, exercise more).
Recap
Key idea
- young少 + Verb — "do less of …": young少variant of 吃吃, young少to speak说话
- young少 sits right before the verb
- Mirror of many多 + Verb (do more)
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verb phrases.