less /les/
Meaning
English definition
- (adj.) (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
- (adj.) (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality
- (adj.) (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
Chinese translation
- n. 较少, 较小
- a. 少的, 小的
- adv. 较少, 较小, 较差
Word details
- Part of speech
- adverb / determiner
- Pronunciation
- /les/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- Gaokao · CET-4 · Postgraduate exam
- Frequency
- Zipf 5.49 · Common
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