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少

shǎo

few, less, inadequate

Shadow
Strokes
4
Radical
小
HSK
1
Tone
3

Other readings: shào

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 多少人?

    Duō shao rén

    How many people?

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  • 多少个了?

    Duō shao gè le

    This is how many?

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  • 这个多少?

    Zhè ge duō shao

    How much is it?

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  • 少了什么?

    Shǎo le shén me

    What is missing?

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 少

  • 多少duō shǎo 1–3 number; amount; somewhat
  • 少shǎo 3few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom
  • 不少bù shǎo 4–3 many; a lot; not few
  • 少年shào nián 4–2 early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man
  • 青少年qīng shào nián 1–4–2adolescent; youth; teenager
  • 少数shǎo shù 3–4 small number; few; minority
  • 至少zhì shǎo 4–3 at least; (to say the) least
  • 缺少quē shǎo 1–3 lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack
  • 减少jiǎn shǎo 3–3 → 2–3to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
  • 少儿shào ér 4–2 child
  • 少女shào nǚ 4–3 girl; young lady
  • 少见shǎo jiàn 3–4 rare; seldom seen; (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you