How to Say ‘A hundred is too little.’ in Simplified Chinese
一百太少了。
yì bǎi tài shǎo le
[yìbǎi tài shǎo le]
Phrase Breakdown
一百
yì bǎi
[yìbǎi]
one hundred
The number 100.
我只有一百块。
I only have 100 yuan.
太少了。
tài shǎo le
is too little.
太…了 means 'too…', and 少 (shǎo) means 'little/few'. The seller is rejecting the low offer.
人太少了。
There are too few people.
Words in this phrase
太少
tài shǎo
[tài shǎo]
too little
太 (too) + 少 (few/little); says an amount is not enough.
五块钱太少了。
Five yuan is too little.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.
火车快来了。
The train is about to arrive.
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