语法
少 + verb, "do X less" (as a command)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Doing_something_less_with_%22shao%22
词汇
变,变成,改变, all meaning "change" (my impression is that 变 is the root character, 变成 is "become, turn into," and 改变 is "change (for the better)," but I'd like to be corrected) 变 biàn,变成 biànchéng,改变 gǎibiàn, all meaning "change"
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/
Introductory grammar, day 148
Guardian:
碳酸饮料对身体不好,以后还是少喝点吧, carbonated drinks aren't healthy, how about drinking less in future
你最好少管闲事, you'd better mind your own business
从来没见过什么猫变成人的, I never saw any cat change into a person.
Me:
我明明知道我得少吃糖。
那个臭小子长大了以后改变了很好人。
少 + verb, "do X less" (as a command)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Doing_something_less_with_%22shao%22
词汇
变,变成,改变, all meaning "change" (my impression is that 变 is the root character, 变成 is "become, turn into," and 改变 is "change (for the better)," but I'd like to be corrected) 变 biàn,变成 biànchéng,改变 gǎibiàn, all meaning "change"
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/
Introductory grammar, day 148
Guardian:
碳酸饮料对身体不好,以后还是少喝点吧, carbonated drinks aren't healthy, how about drinking less in future
你最好少管闲事, you'd better mind your own business
从来没见过什么猫变成人的, I never saw any cat change into a person.
Me:
我明明知道我得少吃糖。
那个臭小子长大了以后改变了很好人。
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Date: 2023-01-08 04:19 am (UTC)The Rebel, episode 20:
如果陈默群真的叛变了我坚决执行制裁令绝不手软 (The latter half of the sentence I keep having to look up various words, though the sentiment is clear...)
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Date: 2023-01-08 11:19 pm (UTC)不用 sorry, the posts are there to comment on any time, no deadline :)
(The latter half of the sentence I keep having to look up various words, though the sentiment is clear...)
Me too. "I will definitely carry out the sanctions order on him and will absolutely not grant him quarter..."?
(Not satisfied with 手软 in English, I looked it up and found 心慈手软, to show mercy/be soft-hearted, with a sample sentence of 对待番组分子不能心慈手软, which in Guardian-character terms is DEEPLY ironic)
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Date: 2023-01-09 07:01 am (UTC)LOL, yes!
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Date: 2023-01-09 10:30 pm (UTC)I mistyped, sorry! 番组 should be 犯罪. And yeah, I do wonder if they chose ZXC's name specifically for that 成语. I think I've been told he doesn't have a first name in the original novel...
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Date: 2023-01-09 10:46 pm (UTC)Yeah, he's a completely different character in the novel and doesn't have a given name. And ooh, yes, I think it would make a lot of sense if the drama people named him for that 成语!
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Date: 2023-01-10 10:58 pm (UTC)Now I want to fit it into a fic somewhere...