你少说几句好不好
“Can you say less?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
行了 妈
“That is enough, Mom.”
你 少说几句 好不好
“Can you say less?”
“If you are buying something, then go quickly.”
“Please stop complaining; you're only making things worse.”
Directly telling an elder to shut up violates filial piety; using '少说几句好不好' softens the command into an exasperated plea to restore harmony without outright disrespect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
say less / drop the subject / stop talking
A common colloquial phrase used to urge someone to stop nagging or escalating an argument.
okay? / alright?
Appended to an imperative to turn it into an exasperated or pleading request.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Save it. What are you doing?”
“it's better for you to speak less.”
“Can you say less? If you are buying something, then go quickly.”