少
shǎo
HSK level: HSK 1
Meaning
few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom
Other reading: shào
young
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Examples
少了什么？
shǎo le shén me？
What is missing?
少一把刀。
shǎo yī bǎ dāo。
There is a knife missing.
我朋友很少。
wǒ péng you hěn shǎo。
I have few friends.
Words with this character
多少 duō shao how much?至少 zhì shǎo at least不少 bù shǎo many减少 jiǎn shǎo to lessen少年 shào nián early youth少女 shào nǚ girl青少年 qīng shào nián adolescent缺少 quē shǎo lack少数 shǎo shù small number少见 shǎo jiàn rare少量 shǎo liàng a smidgen少有 shǎo yǒu rare必不可少 bì bù kě shǎo absolutely necessary或多或少 huò duō huò shǎo more or less少不了 shǎo bu liǎo cannot do without少儿 shào ér child稀少 xī shǎo sparse少林寺 Shào lín Sì Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks极少数 jí shǎo shù extremely few不可缺少 bù kě quē shǎo indispensable极少 jí shǎo very little少来 shǎo lái refrain老少皆宜 lǎo shào jiē yí suitable for both the young and the old