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少林
shào lín
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the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school
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少儿
shào ér
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child
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多多少少
duō duō shǎo shǎo
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to some extent;
more or less
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男女老少
nán nǚ lǎo shào
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men, women, young and old;
all kinds of people;
people of all ages
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最少
zuì shǎo
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at least;
minimum;
lowest (amount);
minimal
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少妇
shào fù
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young married woman
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凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
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everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious;
everything points to disaster
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少林寺
shào lín sì
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Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
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老少
lǎo shào
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the old and the young
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少男少女
shào nán shào nǚ
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boys and girls;
teenagers
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少年宫
shào nián gōng
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Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities
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人烟稀少
rén yān xī shǎo
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no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
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僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
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lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom);
fig. not enough to go around;
demand exceeds supply
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少来
shǎo lái
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refrain (from doing sth);
(coll.) Come on!;
Give me a break!;
Save it!
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少壮派
shào zhuàng pài
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young guard;
young and vigorous group with new ideas;
new wave
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缺衣少食
quē yī shǎo shí
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short of food and clothing;
destitute
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多一事不如少一事
duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì
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it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom);
the less complications the better
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少奶奶
shào nǎi nai
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young lady of the house;
wife of the young master
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少年老成
shào nián lǎo chéng
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accomplished though young;
lacking youthful vigor
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不可缺少
bù kě quē shǎo
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indispensable
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也好不了多少
yě hǎo bu liǎo duō shǎo
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hardly any better;
just as bad
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人煙稀少
rén yān xī shǎo
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no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
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以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
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using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
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以少勝多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
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using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
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刘少奇
liú shào qí
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Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution
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