How to Say ‘Two or three fewer people’ in Traditional Chinese
少兩三個人
shǎo liǎng sān gè rén
[shǎo liǎng sān guh ren]
💬 Usage Tip: 少 goes before the number to mean "fewer by", and 多 works the same way: 多一個人 means "one more person". 兩三 means "two or three" and works with any neighbouring numbers.
Phrase Breakdown
少
shǎo
[shǎo]
to be short; lack
Used as a verb meaning to have fewer than expected.
我們少一個人。
We are one person short.
兩三
liǎng sān
[liǎng sān]
two or three
An approximate small number.
等兩三分鐘就好。
Just wait two or three minutes.
個
gè
[guh]
general classifier
A very common measure word used with many everyday objects and items.
我想要一個這個。
I would like one of this.
人
rén
[ren]
person; people
A human being or individual.
這裡的人都很樂於合作。
The people here are all happy to cooperate.
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