How to Say ‘It's gone up quite a lot’ in Simplified Chinese
涨了不少
zhǎng le bù shǎo
[zhǎng luh bù shǎo]
💬 Usage Tip: 不少 literally means "not few", but it really means "quite a lot". It's an understated way to say something is large.
Phrase Breakdown
涨
zhǎng
[zhǎng]
to rise; to go up
Describes numbers or prices increasing.
销售涨了很多。
Sales rose a lot.
了
le
[luh]
completed action marker
Shows that an action has happened or a new situation has occurred.
我想了很久,还是决定联系你。
I thought about it for a long time and still decided to contact you.
不少
bù shǎo
[bù shǎo]
quite a lot; considerably
After an adjective, it means 'by a large amount'.
这条路贵不少。
This route is quite a bit more expensive.
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