少 shǎo
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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') -
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) -
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) -
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') -
shǎo
verb
to be less than
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '少' shǎo v 2) -
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) -
shǎo
adverb
short-term
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 不久 (Guoyu '少' shǎo adv 1) -
shǎo
adverb
infrequently
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 不经常 (Guoyu '少' shǎo adv 2) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
shào
proper noun
Shao
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '少' shào n 3)
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- 以少合众(以少合衆) a small number of troops against a large number
- 少吴绫(少吳綾) shaowu damask
- 不少 not just a few
- 少艾 young and pretty; pretty girl
- 年少无知(年少無知) young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
- 必不可少 absolutely necessary; indispensable; essential
- 以少克众(以少克眾) a small number of troops defeats a large number
- 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
- 少儿不宜(少兒不宜) not suitable for children
- 缺衣少食 short of food and clothing; destitute
- 少儿(少兒) child
- 陆军少将(陸軍少將) major-general
- 少年宫(少年宮) Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities
- 少不得 cannot be avoided; cannot do without
- 少年犯 young criminal; juvenile delinquent
- 少白头(少白頭) to turn grey prematurely ; a person whose hair has turned grey prematurely
- 少阳经(少陽經) one of the channels of TCM
- 恶少(惡少) young thug; malicious young ruffian
- 少管闲事(少管閒事) Mind your own business!; Don't interfere!
- 最少 at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal
- 老来少(老來少) old but young at heart
- 多栽花少栽刺 talk nicely and avoid disputes; give compliments and not remarks
- 老少咸宜 suitable for young and old
- 少见(少見) rare; rarely seen
- 少壮(少壯) young and vigorous ; a young and vigorous person
- 我少 my younger years
- 缺少 to lack
- 少说为佳(少說為佳) Few words are best.; Brevity is the soul of wit.
- 老少皆宜 suitable for both the young and the old
- 少来(少來) refrain (from doing sth); (coll.) Come on!; Give me a break!; Save it!
- 青少年福利 youths’ services
- 少年老成 accomplished though young; lacking youthful vigor
- 少女峰 Jungfrau, peak in Switzerland
- 少块肉(少塊肉) (usually used in the negative) (can't) hurt; (won't) hurt
- 少无适俗韵(少無適俗韻) when I was young, I was out of tune with the herd
- 老少 the old and the young
- 少小 young
- 老少无欺(老少無欺) cheating neither old nor young; treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously
- 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲(少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲) if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age
- 人烟稀少(人煙稀少) no sign of human habitation; desolate
- 少女露笑脸,婚事半成全(少女露笑臉,婚事半成全) When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done.
- 少间(少間) soon; a short while ; a narrow gap ; slightly better (state of health) ; a short stop
- 酒逢知己千杯少 a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet
- 至少 at least
- 少见多怪(少見多怪) rarely seen, very strange; to express amazement due to lack of experience
- 少妇(少婦) young married woman
- 洋场恶少(洋場惡少) city infested with foreign adventurers (especially of Shanghai in pre-Liberation China)
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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
- 少君 (少君) 從我而朝少君 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 3