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- <p>Often heard when scolding or giving advice (like when parents
- talk to children) is 少 (shǎo), which can mean "to do less of
- something."</p>
- <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
- <p>Just as you can use 多 to talk about <a href=
- "Doing_something_more_with_"duo"" title="wikilink">doing
- something more</a>, you can use 少 to talk about doing something
- <em>less</em>.</p>
- <div class="jiegou">
- <p>Subj. + 少 + Verb-Obj.</p>
- </div>
- <p>Note that in English we don't use the word "less" so much. For
- example, rather than saying "drink less water," we might say "don't
- drink so much water." In Chinese, though, using 少 is quite natural
- and common. Avoiding the negative command (telling someone
- <em>not</em> to do something) is also a subtle way of sounding less
- bossy and annoying.</p>
- <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
- <div class="liju">
- <ul>
- <li>我 妈 让 我 <em>少</em> 吃 辣 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ mā ràng wǒ
- <em>shǎo</em> chī là.</span><span class="trans">My mother tells me
- to eat less spicy food.</span></li>
- <li>你 应该 <em>少</em> 抽烟 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ yīnggāi
- <em>shǎo</em> chōuyān.</span><span class="trans">You should smoke
- less.</span></li>
- <li><em>少</em> 喝 点 ，下午 还要 上班 呢 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shǎo</em>
- hē diǎn, xiàwǔ háiyào shàngbān ne.</span><span class="trans">Don't
- drink so much. You're going back to work this
- afternoon.</span></li>
- <li><em>少</em> 吃 垃圾 食品 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shǎo</em> chī lājī
- shípǐn.</span><span class="trans">Eat junk food less.</span></li>
- <li><em>少</em> 废话 ，快 说 吧 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shǎo</em>
- fèihuà, kuài shuō ba.</span><span class="trans">Cut the crap. Spill
- it out.</span></li>
- <li>肉 太 贵 了 ，<em>少</em> 点 一些 。<span class="pinyin">Ròu tài guì le,
- <em>shǎo</em> diǎn yīxiē.</span> <span class="trans">Meat is too
- expensive. Don't order too much.</span></li>
- <li><em>少</em> 买 点 ，吃不完 会 坏 的 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shǎo</em>
- mǎi diǎn, chī bù wán huì huài de.</span><span class="trans">Don't
- buy too much. It will go bad if we can't finish eating
- all.</span></li>
- <li>你 能 不 能 让 他 <em>少</em> 放 点 盐 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ néng bu
- néng ràng tā <em>shǎo</em> fàng diǎn yán?</span><span class=
- "trans">Can you tell him to put salt less?</span></li>
- <li><em>少</em> 看 电视 ，多 看书 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shǎo</em> kàn
- diànshì, duō kànshū.</span> <span class="trans">Watch TV less. Read
- more.</span></li>
- <li>医生 让 我 <em>少</em> 熬夜 ，多 休息 。<span class="pinyin">Yīshēng ràng
- wǒ <em>shǎo</em> áoyè, duō xiūxi.</span><span class="trans">The
- doctor told me to stay up less and take more rest.</span></li>
- </ul>
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- <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
- <ul>
- <li><a href="Doing_something_more_with_"duo"" title=
- "wikilink">Doing something more with "duo"</a></li>
- </ul>
- <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further
- reading</h2>
- <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
- <ul>
- <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed)" title=
- "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)</a> (pp.
- 39) <a href=
- "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276709">
- →buy</a></li>
- </ul>
- <p><a href="Category:B1_grammar_points" title=
- "wikilink">Category:B1 grammar points</a></p>
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