Chinese Word: 少 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

少Polyphone (多音字)HSK 1

Antonyms: 老多

Total strokes: 4; Radical: 小

Pictographic:Grains of sand; 小 provides the pronunciation and meaning

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Pinyin: shǎo

English Definition:few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom

Chinese Definition:
①数量小的，与“多”相对：多少。少量。少许。
②缺，不够：缺少。减少。
③不经常：少有。少见。
④短时间：少等。少候。少顷。
⑤丢，遗失：屋里少了东西。
⑥轻视：“且夫我尝闻少仲尼之闻而轻伯夷之义者，如吾弗信，今我睹子之难穷也”。
⑦长老多。

Example Words:

多少HSK 1	duō shǎo	number; amount; somewhat
减少HSK 4	jiǎn shǎo	to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
至少HSK 4	zhì shǎo	at least; (to say the) least
少数HSK 5	shǎo shù	small number; few; minority
缺少HSK 4	quē shǎo	lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack

Pinyin: shào

English Definition:young

Chinese Definition:
①年纪轻或年轻人：少年。少女。少壮(年轻力壮)。
②古代辅佐长官的副职：少傅。少保。
③次级的：少校。少将(jiàng)。
④姓氏。

Example Words:

少年HSK 1	shào nián	early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man
青少年HSK 5	qīng shào nián	adolescent; youth; teenager
少爷	shào ye	son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific)
少儿	shào ér	child
少奶奶HSK 3	shào nǎi nai	young lady of the house; wife of the young master

1		wǒ yǒu 我有 duō shao 多少 qián 钱？ How much money do I have?
2		wǒ 我 hěn shǎo 很少 chàng gē 唱歌。 I rarely sing.
3		wǒ 我 hěn shǎo 很少 chī ròu 吃肉。 I eat meat very rarely.
4		nǐ 你 yǒu 有 duō shǎo 多少 qián 钱？ How much money do you have?
5		wǒ 我 de 的 qián 钱 hěn shǎo 很少。 I have little money.

1		wǒ yǒu 我有 duō shao 多少 qián 钱？ How much money do I have?
2		wǒ 我 hěn shǎo 很少 chàng gē 唱歌。 I rarely sing.
3		wǒ 我 hěn shǎo 很少 chī ròu 吃肉。 I eat meat very rarely.
4		nǐ 你 yǒu 有 duō shǎo 多少 qián 钱？ How much money do you have?
5		wǒ 我 de 的 qián 钱 hěn shǎo 很少。 I have little money.