Use '不少' to state that something is not few in number, meaning there is a large quantity.
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- Means quite a few or many.
- Used to express a significant quantity.
- Commonly used in both spoken and written Chinese.
Overview
- 1概述：不少是一个非常实用的高频词汇，由“不”和“少”构成，字面意思是“不稀少”，即“多”。它在中文口语和书面语中都非常常见，用来委婉或客观地表达数量上的富余。2) 用法：作为定语时，常用于修饰名词，如“不少人”、“不少书”。作为谓语时，通常置于句中，例如“这样的例子不少”。3) 语境：它常用于强调客观事实，暗示数量超过了听话人的预期，或者仅仅是陈述一个客观存在的大数量。4) 近义词辨析：与“很多”相比，“不少”带有一定的程度色彩，有时显得比“很多”更加客观或稳重。与“多”相比，“不少”更强调“不是少数”，常用于对比或转折语境中。
Beispiele
这儿有不少好书。
everydayThere are quite a few good books here.
我们收到了不少申请。
formalWe have received quite a number of applications.
这里有不少人认识他。
informalQuite a few people here know him.
此研究涉及不少变量。
academicThis study involves many variables.
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
不少于
no less than
不少地方
many places
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Both mean 'many', but '很多' is more direct and common. '不少' implies a slightly more considered observation.
Grammatikmuster
How to Use It
Nutzungshinweise
Use '不少' to indicate a large quantity without being overly emphatic. It is suitable for both spoken and written contexts. Avoid adding '的' after it when modifying nouns.
Häufige Fehler
The most common error is adding '的' after '不少'. Remember that '不少' acts as a determiner directly. Another mistake is using it as an adverb to modify verbs, which is grammatically incorrect.
Tips
Use it to sound more natural
Using '不少' makes your Chinese sound more native than just using '很多' all the time. It adds a nice variety to your vocabulary.
Do not add '的'
Avoid saying '不少的钱'. Simply say '不少钱' for better flow and grammatical accuracy.
Understatement in Chinese culture
The phrase reflects the Chinese cultural tendency to use litotes (negating the opposite) to express a positive quality, which sounds more modest.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the negation of '少' (few). It is a classic example of litotes in the Chinese language.
Kultureller Kontext
The phrase is very common in daily life as it sounds polite and objective. It avoids the potential exaggeration that '很多' might sometimes carry.
Merkhilfe
Think of it as 'not small'. If something is 'not small', it must be quite big or quite many.
Häufig gestellte Fragen
4 Fragen意思基本相同，但在语气上，“不少”显得稍微正式且客观一点。在某些句子里，它们可以完全互换使用。
不可以，“不少”主要修饰名词或作谓语。如果想修饰动词，通常使用“多”或“经常”。
不需要。直接接名词即可，例如“不少人”，不需要说“不少的人”。
不是，它是一个中性词，用来客观描述数量多。
Teste dich selbst
公园里有___人在跑步。
不少修饰人，表示人数很多。
下列哪项用法是正确的？
不少直接修饰名词，不需要加的。
不少 / 我 / 朋友 / 有
标准的SVO结构，不少作定语修饰朋友。
Ergebnis: /3
Summary
Use '不少' to state that something is not few in number, meaning there is a large quantity.
- Means quite a few or many.
- Used to express a significant quantity.
- Commonly used in both spoken and written Chinese.
Use it to sound more natural
Using '不少' makes your Chinese sound more native than just using '很多' all the time. It adds a nice variety to your vocabulary.
Do not add '的'
Avoid saying '不少的钱'. Simply say '不少钱' for better flow and grammatical accuracy.
Understatement in Chinese culture
The phrase reflects the Chinese cultural tendency to use litotes (negating the opposite) to express a positive quality, which sounds more modest.
Beispiele
4 von 4这儿有不少好书。
There are quite a few good books here.
我们收到了不少申请。
We have received quite a number of applications.
这里有不少人认识他。
Quite a few people here know him.
此研究涉及不少变量。
This study involves many variables.
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