少
Pinyin IPA [ʂɑʊ˨˩˦] Zhuyin
HSK 1 adjective 形容词 Book 1 · Lesson 14 freq #538
Meaning
- adjective 形容词
- little
- few
Few, little — a small amount or number. Its opposite is 多 (many). Note the tone: shǎo is "few", but shào appears in words like 少年 (youth).
- few
- less
- to lack
- to be missing
- to stop (doing sth)
- seldom
Examples
| 少了什么？ | shǎo le shén me | What is missing? |
| 这个多少钱？ | zhè ge duō shǎo qián | How much is it? |
| 我朋友很少。 | wǒ péng yǒu hěn shǎo | I have few friends. |
Other Pronunciations 多音字
[shào] young beyond HSK 1 usage
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