shǎo shao shào

few, less, inadequate

HSK 1 #233

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

艾 shào ài young and pretty; pretty girl
見 shǎo jiàn rare; not familiar (to the speaker); sth rarely experience; hard to see
见多怪 shǎo jiàn duō guài lit. rarely seen, very strange (idiom); to express amazement due to lack of experience; naive expression of excitement due to ignorance
見多怪 shǎo jiàn duō guài lit. rarely seen, very strange (idiom); to express amazement due to lack of experience; naive expression of excitement due to ignorance
許 shǎo xǔ a little; a few
说为佳 shǎo shuō wéi jiā Few words are best.; Brevity is the soul of wit.
說為佳 shǎo shuō wéi jiā Few words are best.; Brevity is the soul of wit.
选 shǎo xuǎn (literary) a little while
選 shǎo xuǎn (literary) a little while
间 shǎo jiàn soon; a short while; a narrow gap; slightly better (state of health)
間 shǎo jiàn soon; a short while; a narrow gap; slightly better (state of health)
阳病 shǎo yáng bìng name of disease in TCM
陽病 shǎo yáng bìng name of disease in TCM
阳经 shǎo yáng jīng one of the channels of TCM
陽經 shǎo yáng jīng one of the channels of TCM
顷 shǎo qǐng in a short while; presently
頃 shǎo qǐng in a short while; presently
无知 nián shào wú zhī young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
無知 nián shào wú zhī young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
必不可组成 bì bù kě shǎo zǔ chéng absolute necessity; sine qua non
必不可組成 bì bù kě shǎo zǔ chéng absolute necessity; sine qua non
è shào young thug; malicious young ruffian
è shào young thug; malicious young ruffian
有不名堂 yǒu bù shǎo míng tang there is a lot to it; not a straightforward matter
jí shǎo very little; very few