Difference between revisions of "Doing something less with "shao""

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Often heard when scolding or giving advice (like when parents talk to children) is 少 (shǎo), which can mean "to do less of something."

Just as you can use 多 to talk about doing something more, you can use 少 to talk about doing something less.

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-Often heard when scolding or giving advice (like when parents talk to children) is 少, which can mean "to do less of something."
+Often heard when scolding or giving advice (like when parents talk to children) is 少 (shǎo), which can mean "to do less of something."
 == Structure ==
-Just as you can use 多 to talk about [[Doing something more with "duo"|doing something more]], you can use 少 (shǎo) to talk about doing something ''less''.
+Just as you can use 多 to talk about [[Doing something more with "duo"|doing something more]], you can use 少 to talk about doing something ''less''.
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-少 was used this way in one of Deng Xiaoping's most famous sayings: 多干实事，少说空话. Notice he also used 多 as explained in the article [[Doing something more with "duo"]].
+See also [[Doing something more with "duo"]].
 ==See also==