少 shǎo
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 小 — small, tiny, insignificant
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
少
shǎo
few, little
Character
Example phrases
- 这儿人很少。 Zhèr rén hěn shǎo. There are very few people here.
- 钱太少了。 Qián tài shǎo le. That's too little money.
- 我的朋友很少。 Wǒ de péngyou hěn shǎo. I have very few friends.
- 这里的书比那儿少。 Zhèlǐ de shū bǐ nàr shǎo. There are fewer books here than there.
- 你生病了，要少喝茶。 Nǐ shēngbìng le, yào shǎo hē chá. You are sick, you should drink less tea.
- 杯子里的水不少。 Bēizi lǐ de shuǐ bù shǎo. There is quite a bit of water in the cup.
- 商店里人多还是少？ Shāngdiàn lǐ rén duō háishi shǎo? Are there many or few people in the shop?
- 他认识的汉字不少。 Tā rènshi de hànzì bù shǎo. He knows quite a few Chinese characters.
- 少吃肉，多吃水果。 Shǎo chī ròu, duō chī shuǐguǒ. Eat less meat and more fruit.
- 准备的时间很少。 Zhǔnbèi de shíjiān hěn shǎo. There is very little preparation time.
Related words
- 多少 duōshǎo how many, how much
- 不少 bùshǎo quite a few; quite a lot
- 青少年 qīngshàonián teenager; young people
- 少数 shǎoshù a few; minority
- 少年 shàonián teenager
- 缺少 quēshǎo to lack; to be short of
- 至少 zhìshǎo at least
- 减少 jiǎnshǎo to reduce; to decrease
- 少儿 shào'ér children
- 必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo indispensable; essential
- 或多或少 huòduōhuòshǎo more or less; to some extent
- 少不了 shǎobuliǎo cannot do without; inevitably involves