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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 [[Doing something more with "duo"]].
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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==
 
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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."

Structure

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

Subject + 少 + Verb + Object

Examples

  • 废话 说!
  • 你 应该 抽 烟!
  • 学 中文 的 学生 需要 说 英文。

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

Sources and further reading

Books

HSK4