How to Say ‘Take the stairs less’ in Traditional Chinese
少爬樓梯
shǎo pá lóu tī
[shǎo pá lóutī]
💬 Usage Tip: Putting 少 (shǎo) before a verb means "do it less", and 多 (duō) means "do it more": 多喝水 "drink more water", 少吃油 "eat less oily food".
Phrase Breakdown
少
shǎo
[shǎo]
stop; don't (do so much)
Before a verb in commands, 少 means 'cut out' or 'quit', sounding rude.
少管我！
Mind your own business!
爬
pá
[pá]
to climb
To go up using legs, e.g. stairs or mountains.
我們週末去爬山。
We go hiking on the weekend.
樓梯
lóu tī
[lóutī]
stairs
A set of steps between floors.
樓梯在電梯旁邊。
The stairs are next to the elevator.
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