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少
shǎo
1.
few
2.
less
3.
to lack
4.
to be missing
5.
to stop (doing sth)
6.
seldom
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
不少
bùshǎo
many
多少
duōshǎo
number
多少
duōshao
how much
少来
shǎolái
refrain (from doing sth)
少儿
shàoér
child
少刻
shǎokè
a short while
少女
shàonǚ
girl
少妇
shàofù
young married woman
少将
shàojiàng
major general
少尉
shàowèi
second lieutenant (army rank)
少年
shàonián
youngster
少府
shǎofǔ
Minor Treasurer in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers [[九卿<jiǔqīng>]]
少放
shǎofàng
to add less (of a spice etc)
少数
shǎoshù
small number
少有
shǎoyǒu
rare
少东
shàodōng
boss' son
少林
Shàolín
the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school
少校
shàoxiào
junior ranking officer in Chinese army
少爷
shàoye
son of the boss
少见
shǎojiàn
rare
Example Sentences (10)
你很少生病，是不是喜欢运动？
Nǐ hěn shǎo shēngbìng, shì bú shì xǐhuan yùndòng?
You rarely get sick; do you like to exercise?
Text 1
再来点儿米饭吧，你吃得太少了。
Zài lái diǎnr mǐfàn ba,nǐ chī de tài shǎo le.
Have a bit more rice, you've eaten too little.
Text 2
不是少了，今天吃得很好，太谢谢你了。
Bú shì shǎo le, jīn tiān chī de hěn hǎo, tài xiè xie nǐ le.
It's not too little. I ate very well today. Thank you so much.
Text 2
手机、电脑、地图，一个也不能少。
Shǒujī, diànnǎo, dìtú, yí gè yě bù néng shǎo.
Phone, computer, and map—not a single one can be missing.
Text 4
我很少去电影院看电影，我更愿意在家看电视。
Wǒ hěn shǎo qù diànyǐngyuàn kàn diànyǐng, wǒ gèng yuànyì zài jiā kàn diànshì.
I rarely go to the cinema to watch movies; I prefer to watch TV at home.
Text 3
如果你想减肥，就得少吃东西，而且要多运动。
Rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng jiǎnféi, jiù děi shǎo chī dōngxī, érqiě yào duō yùndòng.
If you want to lose weight, you have to eat less and exercise more.
Text 1
例如，夏天把空调的温度开得高一些，出门时记得关空调和电脑，这样可以节约用电；少开车，多骑车或者乘坐地铁和公共汽车，这样能降低空气污染；还有养成把垃圾丢进垃圾桶的习惯什么的。
Lìrú, Xiàtiān bǎ kōngtiáo de wēndù kāi de gāo yìxiē, chūmén shí jìde guān kōngtiáo hé diànnǎo, zhèyàng kěyǐ jiéyuē yòngdiàn; shǎo kāichē, duō qíchē huòzhě chéngzuò dìtiě hé gōnggòng qìchē, zhèyàng néng jiàngdī kōngqì wūrǎn; háiyǒu yǎngchéng bǎ lājī diū jìn lājītǒng de xíguàn shénme de.
For example, in summer set the air conditioner temperature a bit higher, and remember to turn off the air conditioner and the computer when you go out; drive less and ride a bike or take the subway and buses, which can reduce air pollution; also develop the habit of throwing trash into trash bins, and so on.
Text 5
是啊，你穿得太少了，我们进房间吧。
Shì a, nǐ chuān de tài shǎo le, wǒmen jìn fángjiān ba.
Yeah, you're wearing too little, let's go into the room.
Text 3
就是因为昨天穿得太少，我都感冒了。
Jiùshì yīnwèi zuótiān chuān de tài shǎo, wǒ dōu gǎnmào le.
It's because I wore too little yesterday that I caught a cold.
Text 1
每个人都会做梦，区别只是有多有少。有的人睡醒之后还记得梦里的事情，有的人却记不清楚了。你之所以觉得从来没做过梦，只不过是忘记了。
Měi gè rén dōu huì zuò mèng, qūbié zhǐshì yǒu duō yǒu shǎo. Yǒu de rén shuì xǐng zhīhòu hái jìde mèng lǐ de shìqíng, yǒu de rén què jì bù qīngchǔ le. Nǐ zhīsuǒyǐ juéde cónglái méi zuòguò mèng, zhǐ bùguò shì wàngjì le.
Everyone dreams; the only difference is how much. Some people still remember what happened in their dreams after waking up, while others can’t remember clearly. The reason you think you’ve never dreamed is simply that you forgot.
Text 3
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 232
- Word Frequency Rank
- 813 of 84,292