HSK 1 HSK C1/W1/V1
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Definition

few/less/to lack/to be missing/to stop (doing sth)/seldom

Example

As an Adjective

few; little; scanty; meagre

1
yuè
lái
以来
  
,
lái
愈来愈
shǎo
le
  

Rain has been tapering off since May.

2
Zhège
这个
fāng
地方
yǒu
shù
艺术
tiāncái
天才
de
rén
tài
shǎo
le
  

Artistic people are in tiny minority in this place.

3
Zǎofàn
早饭
chī
hǎo
  
fàn
午饭
chībǎo
吃饱
  
wǎnfàn
晚饭
chī
shǎo
  

A good meal for breakfast, a heavy meal for lunch, and a light meal for supper.

4
men
我们
dào
得到
de
xiāoxi
消息
hěn
shǎo
  

The information we have is very sketchy.

5
Shǎo
shuō
duō
gàn

work more and talk less

6
Shǎo
huāqián
花钱
duō
bànshì
办事

get more done on less money

7
Shǎo
chī
duō
cān

have many meals but little food at each

As a Verb

be short of; lack; be not enough

8
Zhè
běn
diǎn
字典
shǎo
le
xié
  

This dictionary is five pages short.

9
Quēshǎoyào
缺医少药

be short of doctors and medicine

10
Rénshǒu
人手
shǎo

be short-handed/short-staffed; be short of hands

11
Shǎo
hǎo
ménjiàng
门将

need a good goalkeeper

As a Verb

owe

12
hái
shǎo
sān
yuè
de
fáng
房租
  

I still owe you three months'rent.

13
Hái
shǎo
shí
yuán
  

There are still ten yuan owing.

As a Verb

be missing; lose

14
Shénme
什么
dōu
zài
  
,
jiù
shǎo
le
yàoshi
钥匙
  

Everything is here except the keys.

15
qiánbāo
钱包
shǎo
le
shí
五十
yuán
  

Fifty yuan is missing from my wallet.

As an Adverb

a short/little while; a moment

16
Qǐng
shǎo
hòu
  

Wait a moment, please. / Just a minute.

As a Verb

stop; cut out

17
táng
课堂
shàng
shǎo
fèihuà
废话
  
!

Don't talk rubbish in class!

18
Shǎo
gēn
tán
  
!

Don't talk about him to me!