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What does 少 mean in Chinese?

少 (shǎo) means "few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 1 word.

How do you pronounce 少?

少 is pronounced "shǎo" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 3.

What HSK level is 少?

少 is an HSK Level 1 word (HSK 2.0: Level 2, HSK 3.0: Level 1).

What words contain the character 少?

Common words with 少 include 不少 (many), 多少 (number), 多少 (how much), 多多少少 (to some extent), 刘少奇 (Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution).

How do you write 少?

少 has 4 strokes. Its radical is 小. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

少 (shǎo) — few | Chinese Dictionary

少

shǎo

few; less; to lack; to be missing

HSK 1verb4 strokes

Character Breakdown

少 = 小 + 丿

A small amount cut away — few, less

Radical: 小 (no. 42)Strokes: 4

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Definitions

(verb) few
less
to lack
to be missing
to stop (doing sth)
seldom

Example Sentences

人很少。

Rén hěn shǎo

There are very few people

Words Containing 少

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
不少	bù shǎo	many	HSK 2
多少	duō shǎo	number	HSK 1
多少	duō shao	how much	HSK 1
多多少少	duō duō shǎo shǎo	to some extent	HSK 6
刘少奇	Liú Shào qí	Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution
少不了	shǎo bu liǎo	cannot do without
少不得	shǎo bu dé	cannot be avoided
不可缺少	bù kě quē shǎo	indispensable
人烟稀少	rén yān xī shǎo	no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
以少胜多	yǐ shǎo shèng duō	using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness

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Related Words

戒(jiè)— to guard against

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休(Xiū)— surname Xiu

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一般见识(yī bān jiàn shi)— to lower oneself to sb's level

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不下(bù xià)— to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)

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Grammar Notes

Number + Measure Word + NounHSK 1

Number + Measure Word + Noun

Double 不 for EmphasisHSK 2

不 A 不 B OR 不...不 + Verb

Compared With (相比)HSK 4

跟/和/与 + A + 相比, B + Comment

Rather...Than (宁可...也不)HSK 4

宁可 + Action A，也不 + Action B

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 2HSK 3.0: Level 1

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