What does 少数 mean in Chinese?

少数 (shǎo shù) means "small number; few; minority" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 2 word.

How do you pronounce 少数?

少数 is pronounced "shǎo shù" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

少数 is made up of the characters 少, 数. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 少数 using our stroke order tool.

少数

shǎo shù

small number; few; minority

Traditional: 少數

只有少数人反对。

Zhǐyǒu shǎoshù rén fǎnduì

Only a minority opposed

HSK 3.0: Level 2

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