少 shǎo

1. shǎo adjective few
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: In the sense of 不多 (Guoyu '少' shǎo adj 1; Unihan '少')
2. shǎo verb to decrease; to lessen; to lose
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: In the sense of 丟失 (Guoyu '少' shǎo v 3)
3. shǎo adverb slightly; somewhat
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 略微 or 稍微 (Guoyu '少' shǎo adv 3)
4. shǎo verb to be inadequate; to be insufficient
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 不夠 (Guoyu '少' shǎo v 1; Unihan '少')
5. shǎo verb to be less than
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '少' shǎo v 2)
6. shǎo verb to despise; to scorn; to look down on
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 轻视 (Guoyu '少' shǎo v 4)
7. shǎo adverb short-term
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 不久 (Guoyu '少' shǎo adv 1)
8. shǎo adverb infrequently
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 不经常 (Guoyu '少' shǎo adv 2)
9. shǎo adverb slightly; somewhat
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 略微 or 稍微 (Guoyu '少' shǎo adv 2)
10. shào adjective young
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 年幼 or 年轻 (Guoyu '少' shào adj 1)
11. shào noun youth
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 年轻的时候 (Guoyu '少' shào n 1)
12. shào noun a youth; a young person
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 年轻人 (Guoyu '少' shào n 2)
13. shào proper noun Shao
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '少' shào n 3)

Contained in

• 以少合众(以少合衆) a small number of troops against a large number
• 海军少校(海軍少校) lieutenant commander (UK and US Navy equivalent)
• 老少无欺(老少無欺) cheating neither old nor young; treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously
• 多栽花少栽刺 talk nicely and avoid disputes; give compliments and not remarks
• 不少 not just a few
• 青少年 an adolescent; a youth; a teenager
• 多多少少 to some extent; more or less
• 短少 to be short of the full amount
• 海军少将(海軍少將) rear admiral
• 必不可少 absolutely necessary; indispensable; essential
• 寡二少双(寡二少雙) peerless; second to none
• 缺衣少食 short of food and clothing; destitute
• 极少数(極少數) extremely few; a small minority
• 少之又少 very few; very little
• 少间(少間) soon; a short while ; a narrow gap ; slightly better (state of health) ; a short stop
• 少量 little; small in number
• 少许(少許) a little; a few
• 最少 at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal
• 少奶奶 young lady of the house; wife of the young master
• 凶多吉少 everything bodes ill, no positive signs; inauspicious; everything points to disaster
• 以少胜多(以少勝多) using the few to defeat the many; to win from a position of weakness
• 年少无知(年少無知) young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
• 也好不了多少 hardly any better; just as bad
• 较少(較少) less
• 少有 uncommon
• 少年 a juvenile; youngster ; young
• 钱多事少离家近(錢多事少離家近) lots of money, less work, and close to home; ideal job
• 多一事不如少一事 it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble; the less complications the better
• 少根筋 dim-witted; foolish; absent-minded
• 老少皆宜 suitable for both the young and the old
• 少数民族(少數民族) Ethnic Minority
• 少爷(少爺) son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific)
• 少成多 Many little things add up to something great; many a mickle makes a muckle
• 少吴绫(少吳綾) shaowu damask
• 少不了 cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many
• 发热伴血小板减少综合征(發熱伴血小板減少綜合徵) severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)
• 少年宫(少年宮) Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities
• 陆军少将(陸軍少將) major-general
• 少尉 second lieutenant
• 少突胶质(少突膠質) oligodendrocytes (Greek: cells with few branches), a type of cell in central nervous system
• 少白头(少白頭) to turn grey prematurely ; a person whose hair has turned grey prematurely
• 少孤 became young orphans
• 少见多怪(少見多怪) rarely seen, very strange; to express amazement due to lack of experience
• 沉重少言 a sincere disposition, rarely speaking

Also contained in

新少林寺 、 秘书少监 、 宋少帝 、 少帝 、 刘少奇 、 汉少帝 、 少府监

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• 卷一百一十 表第十一 宰輔年表二 Volume 110 Tables 11: Annals of Chancellors 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 157
• 第三十三回 Chapter 33 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 91
• 卷一百十二 表第十三 七卿年表二 Volume 112 Tables 13: Annals of the Seven Ministers 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 87
• 卷一百十一 表第十二 七卿年表一 Volume 111 Tables 12: Annals of the Seven Ministers 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 77
• 卷一百六十八 志第一百二十一 職官八 Volume 168 Treatises 121: Offical Posts 8 History of Song 宋史 — count: 72
• 卷一百四十五 列傳第九十五: 劉玄佐 董晉 陸長源 劉全諒 李忠臣 李希烈 吳少誠 Volume 145 Biographies 95: Liu Xuanzuo, Dong Jin, Lu Zhengyuan, Liu Quanliang, Li Zhongchen, Li Xilie, Wu Shaocheng Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 66
• 卷一百〇九 表第十 宰輔年表一 Volume 109 Tables 10: Annals of Chancellors 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 62
• 第三 律曆下 曆法 Volume 93: Rhythm and the Calendar Part Three Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 54
• 第三十二回 Chapter 32 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 54
• 卷六十一　表第三:　交聘表中 Volume 61 Tables 3: Communication between States 2 History of Jin 金史 — count: 52

Collocations

• 少师 (少師) 少師 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 微子 Shang Shu - Count of Wei — count: 16
• 少牢 (少牢) 殷以少牢 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 10
• 少皞 (少皞) 少皞氏有不才子 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 8
• 少姜 (少姜) 致少姜 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 7
• 少进 (少進) 少進 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 5
• 少傅 (少傅) 少傅 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 周官 Zhou Shu - Officers of Zhou — count: 5
• 少待 (少待) 姑少待我 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
• 少安 (少安) 可以少安 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
• 少康 (少康) 而立少康 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 4
• 子少 (子少) 知悼子少而聽於中行氏 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3