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

無欺 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.
皆宜 lǎo shào jiē yí suitable for both the young and the old
花有重开日,人无再年 huā yǒu chóng kāi rì , rén wú zài shào nián a flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again (proverb)
花有重開日,人無再年 huā yǒu chóng kāi rì , rén wú zài shào nián a flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again (proverb)
诺克 nuò kè shǎo Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania (Tw)
諾克 nuò kè shǎo Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania (Tw)
guò shǎo too few; insufficient
guò shǎo too few; insufficient
酒逢知己千杯 jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom); when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down
钱多事离家近 qián duō shì shǎo lí jiā jìn lots of money, less work, and close to home; ideal job
錢多事離家近 qián duō shì shǎo lí jiā jìn lots of money, less work, and close to home; ideal job
xiǎn shǎo very few; rarely
xiǎn shǎo very few; rarely
人太 rén tài shǎo too few people; insufficient number of people
钱 duō shǎo qián how much money
钱 duō shao qián how much money
皇 fán shǎo huáng Fan Siu-Wong; a name of a person, potentially a celebrity or notable figure
时 shào shí young age; childhood
数几个 shǎo shù jǐ gè a few; a small number of
hěn shǎo rarely; not often; infrequently
rén shǎo few people; small number of people
台 bù shǎo tái quite a few Taiwanese
次 duō shǎo cì how many times; the number of occasions
méi shǎo not less; not a little; quite a lot
收 shǎo shōu to collect less; to charge a smaller amount