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少 (shǎo), means &quot;to do less of something&quot; and is often heard when scolding or giving advice (like when parents talk to children).

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Note that in English, we don't use the word &quot;less&quot; very much. For example, rather than saying &quot;drink less water,&quot; we might say &quot;don't drink so much water.&quot; In Chinese, though, using 少 is quite natural and common. Avoiding the negative command (telling someone ''not'' to do something) is also a subtle way of sounding less bossy and annoying.

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* 请 ''少'' 放 点 盐 。<span class="pinyin">Qǐng ''shǎo'' fàng diǎn yán.</span><span class="trans">Less salt, please.</span>
* ''少'' 吃 垃圾 食品 。<span class="pinyin">''Shǎo'' chī lājī shípǐn.</span><span class="trans">Eat less junk food.</span>
* ''少'' 买 点 ，吃 不 完 会 坏 的 。<span class="pinyin">''Shǎo'' mǎi diǎn, chī bu wán huì huài de.</span><span class="trans">Don't buy too much. It will go bad if we can't finish eating it all.</span>
* 你 能 不 能 ''少'' 抽 点 烟 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ néng bu néng ''shǎo'' chōu diǎn yān?</span><span class="trans">Can you smoke less?</span>
* 快 期中 考试 了 ，''少'' 玩 点 游戏 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Kuài qīzhōng kǎoshì le, ''shǎo'' wán diǎn yóuxì ba.</span><span class="trans">You're going to take the mid-term exam. Stop playing so much video games.</span>
* ''少'' 喝 点 ，明天 还要 上班 呢 。<span class="pinyin">''Shǎo'' hē diǎn, míngtiān háiyào shàngbān ne.</span><span class="trans">Don't drink so much. You need go to work tomorrow.</span>
* ''少'' 看 点 电视 ，多 看书 。<span class="pinyin">''Shǎo'' kàn diǎn diànshì, duō kànshū.</span> <span class="trans">Watch TV less. Read more.</span>
* ''少'' 吃 点 肉 ，多 吃 点 蔬菜 。<span class="pinyin">''Shǎo'' chī diǎn ròu, duō chī diǎn shūcài.</span><span class="trans">Eat less meat and eat more vegetables.</span>


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* ''少'' 来 。<span class="pinyin">''Shǎo'' lái.</span><span class="trans">Stop it!</span>
* ''少'' 说 废话 。<span class="pinyin">''Shǎo'' shuō fèihuà.</span><span class="trans">Cut the crap.</span>
* ''少'' 管 闲事 。<span class="pinyin">''Shǎo'' guǎn xiánshì.</span><span class="trans">Stay out of other people's business.</span>


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* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Doing_something_more_with_%22duo%22 Doing something more with &quot;duo&quot;]

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