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

jí shǎo very little; very few
数 jí shǎo shù extremely few; a small minority
數 jí shǎo shù extremely few; a small minority
洋场恶 yáng chǎng è shào city infested with foreign adventurers (esp. of Shanghai in pre-Liberation China) (idiom)
洋場惡 yáng chǎng è shào city infested with foreign adventurers (esp. of Shanghai in pre-Liberation China) (idiom)
海军校 hǎi jūn shǎo xiào lieutenant commander (= UK and US Navy equivalent)
海軍校 hǎi jūn shǎo xiào lieutenant commander (= UK and US Navy equivalent)
jiǎn shǎo to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
狼多肉 láng duō ròu shǎo many wolves and not enough meat; not enough to go around
疏谋略 shū móu shǎo lüè unable to plan; inept at strategy (idiom)
疎謀略 shū móu shǎo lüè unable to plan; inept at strategy (idiom)
发热伴血小板减综合征 fā rè bàn xuè xiǎo bǎn jiǎn shǎo zōng hé zhēng severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)
發熱伴血小板減綜合徵 fā rè bàn xuè xiǎo bǎn jiǎn shǎo zōng hé zhēng severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)
duǎn shǎo to be short of the full amount
成多 jī shǎo chéng duō Many little things add up to sth great.; Many little drops make an ocean. (idiom)
成多 jī shǎo chéng duō Many little things add up to sth great.; Many little drops make an ocean. (idiom)
空中爷 kōng zhōng shào ye airline steward
空中爺 kōng zhōng shào ye airline steward
kōng shào airline steward (abbr. for 空中少爺|空中少爷[kong1 zhong1 shao4 ye5])
僧多 zhōu shǎo sēng duō see 僧多粥少[seng1 duo1 zhou1 shao3]
缺心肺 quē xīn shǎo fèi brainless; stupid
老来 lǎo lái shào old but young at heart
老來 lǎo lái shào old but young at heart
咸宜 lǎo shào xián yí suitable for young and old
无欺 lǎo shào wú qī cheating neither old nor young; treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously; Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.