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Help with various ways of expressing "few" in Mandarin I have come across several words to express "a little" or "few". Are there any differences between the following words, or are they interchangeable? 这个话是一样的吗? 1. 少 2. 梢 3. 些 4. 有一点I made a mistake, number 2 should read: 稍
22. Sep. 2013 18:24
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They sometimes express " a little" or "few", but not interchangeable. for example: 1、这里的苹果很少。 2、这里的苹果稍稍(稍微)少点。 "稍稍" + 少/多,强调“少”或者“多”的程度。 3、这里有一些苹果。 这个句子和第一个句子比较,苹果的数量稍微多一些。 4、这里有一点苹果。 “有一点” 除了可以表达数量,还可以修饰形容词,如:“今天有一点冷。”
23. September 2013
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少 is likely to be a adj, few. For example 比什么少。苹果很少。 稍——稍微、稍稍 些——一些 一点 those tend to be adv. You could say 少一点,少一些,稍微少一点。
23. September 2013
when you mean few ,you can use these words,like 稍微,稍稍,少,少许,少量,一点儿,一丁点,一点点。
22. September 2013
“有一点” can also be pronounced as “有点” 。In my opinion, “有点” appears a bit more frequently, because when the character “一” means the amount of “one”, it is often eliminated, especially when the amount of one is already implied in the noun that it is modifying. 有一点 is an adverb that is most often used before unpleasant expressions. For example, if you want to say “the weather is a little unusual this year” you would say “今年天气有一点反常”。If you wanted to say “this bowl of soup is a bit salty” you would say “这碗汤有一点咸”。 However, 有点can also be used to describe a small change, and can be used with negative or positive changes. For example if you wanted to describe a plant turning “slightly” red, or somebody’s personality changing “somewhat”, you would use “有一点” to describe these changes. As an adjective,“少” (few) is the opposite of “多” (many). It can be used to say that an amount is few, for example if there aren’t many Chinese people living in your area you would say that Chinese in your area are “很少”. However, 少can in fact extend to many usages of the words “few” and “little” in English. For example, if you wanted to say “I see little of him”, or “wait a little while”, you can also use 少to describe these things 些is strictly used with nouns to say that there are “some” or a “few” of any given noun. 稍 is used to modify verbs and adjectives, making them “slight” verbs or adjectives, and unlike 有点, doesn't have an negative connotations. It is also used to describe locality, such as if you wanted to say “her head is slightly tilted to the right”, you would use 稍. 稍 is also used when giving a warning to someone, such as "if you're just a little bit careless (something bad will happen)."
23. September 2013
1. 少 means few/little rather than A few/little e.g. There are few apples/little water on the table. = 桌上苹果/水很少. Note: 少 is rarely used alone. Instead, it's preceded by 很 most of the time, like many other adjectives. 2. 稍 is an adverb = "a little" He is a little fatter than me. = 他比我稍胖. 3. 些 Actually 些 is always use in 有些, 有一些 or 一些. = a few/little, rather than few/little There are A few apples/little water on the table. = 桌上有些苹果/水. A few people didn't come. = 有些人没来. 4. 有一点 It can be used either as an adjective(=a few/little) or an adverb(= a little).
23. September 2013
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