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Meaning of

Pinyin shǎo、 shào
Radical
Strokes
4
Definition
few / little / lack, young
Usage
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少 [shǎo] 1. 数量小的,与“多”相对。 Few; little; less. 2. 缺,不够。 Lack; be deficient; be short of. 3. 不经常。 Not often; rarely. 4. 短时间。 Short duration; for a little while. 5. 丢,遗失。 To lose; to misplace. 6. 轻视。 To look down on; to belittle; to despise. 形容词 [形] 1. 年幼,年轻。 Young; youthful. 2. 小,不大。 Small; not big. 3. 次序在后的。 Later; coming after. 动词 [动] 1. 短缺,距原来的要求还差。 To lack; to be short of; to fall short of. 2. 使少,减少; 削弱。 To reduce; to weaken. 3. 轻视,看不起。 To look down on; to belittle. 副词 [副] 1. 稍稍,稍微。 A bit; a little; slightly. 2. 一会儿。 In a moment; a little while. 名词 [名] 1. 幼年。 Youth. 2. 年轻人,与“老”相对。 Young person; youth; contrasted with "old." 3. 代指动植物之幼小者。 Refers to the young of animals and plants. 4. 副职;辅佐。 Deputy; assistant. 5. 少爷。 Young master. 6. 姓。 A surname. 引 [引] Examples and references from historical texts illustrate the various usages and meanings of the character "少," highlighting its significance in describing youth, quantity, and relational statuses in historical Chinese literature.
duō shǎo
number / amount / somewhat
shào nǚ
girl / young lady
shào nǎi nai
young lady of the house / wife of the young master
shào fù
young married woman
shǎo yán guǎ yǔ
be a little bit quiet
shào jiàng
major general / rear admiral / air vice marshal
shào wèi
second lieutenant (army rank)
zhì shǎo
at least / (to say the) least
shào nián
early youth / youngster / (literary) youth / young man
shǎo shù
small number / few / minority
shǎo shù mín zú
national minority / ethnic group
Shào lín
the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school
quē shǎo
lack / shortage of / shortfall / to be short (of) / to lack
hěn shǎo
little / rarely / seldom / hardly ever / scarcely ever
shǎo liàng
a smidgen / a little bit / a few
shào ye
son of the boss / young master of the house / your son (honorific)
jí shǎo
very little / very few
xī shǎo
sparse / rare
shǎo yú
less than / under
zuì shǎo
at least / minimum / lowest (amount) / minimal
shào nián ér tóng
Children
shǎo jiàn
rare / not familiar (to the speaker) / sth rarely experience / hard to see
sōng shān shǎo lín sì
Songshan Shaolin Temple
shǎo shuài
Marshal
xiōng duō jí shǎo
everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious / everything points to disaster
bì bù kě shǎo
absolutely necessary / indispensable / essential
huò duō huò shǎo
more or less
jí shǎo shù
extremely few / a small minority
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply
shǎo ān wú zào
keep calm, don't get excited / don't be impatient
jiǎn shǎo
to lessen / to decrease / to reduce / to lower
zhī zhī shén shǎo
know little about / ill-informed
nán nǚ lǎo shào
men, women, young and old / all kinds of people / people of all ages
shǎo bu liǎo
cannot do without / to be unavoidable / are bound to be many
rén yān xī shǎo
no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
zú shǎo yīn shèn jīng
the kidney channel of foot Shaoyin
bù shǎo
many / a lot / not few
shǎo xǔ
a little / a few
shǎo qǐng
in a short while / presently

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