Character

少 shǎo shao shào

few, less, inadequate

HSK 1 #233

少 shǎo	few less to lack to be missing to stop (doing sth) seldom
少 shào	young

多少 duō shǎo HSK 1	number; amount; somewhat
多少 duō shao HSK 1	how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?
至少 zhì shǎo HSK 4	at least; (to say the) least
减少 jiǎn shǎo HSK 4	to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
缺少 quē shǎo HSK 4	lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack
青少年 qīng shào nián HSK 5	adolescent; youth; teenager
不少 bù shǎo	many; a lot; not few
少校 shào xiào	junior ranking officer in Chinese army; major; lieutenant commander
少女 shào nǚ	girl; young lady
少年 shào nián	early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man
少数 shǎo shù	small number; few; minority
少见 shǎo jiàn	rare; not familiar (to the speaker); sth rarely experience; hard to see
少爷 shào ye	son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific)
少量 shǎo liàng	a smidgen; a little bit; a few
少尉 shào wèi	second lieutenant (army rank)
少许 shǎo xǔ	a little; a few
或多或少 huò duō huò shǎo	more or less
年少 nián shào	young; junior
少将 shào jiàng	major general; rear admiral; air vice marshal
少不了 shǎo bu liǎo	cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many
必不可少 bì bù kě shǎo	absolutely necessary; indispensable; essential
少有 shǎo yǒu	rare; infrequent
少数民族 shǎo shù mín zú	national minority; ethnic group
少年犯 shào nián fàn	young criminal; juvenile delinquent
稀少 xī shǎo	sparse; rare

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