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

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

  More: 少* | *少 | *少*

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