HSK 1 HSK C1/W1/V1
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少

/ shǎo / 
Strokes

Definition

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

Example

As an Adjective

few; little; scanty; meagre

1
Wǔ
五
yuè
月
yǐlái
以来
  
,
yǔ
雨
yùláiyù
愈来愈
shǎo
少
le
了
  
。

Rain has been tapering off since May.

2
Zhège
这个
dìfāng
地方
yǒu
有
yìshù
艺术
tiāncái
天才
de
的
rén
人
tài
太
shǎo
少
le
了
  
。

Artistic people are in tiny minority in this place.

3
Zǎofàn
早饭
chī
吃
hǎo
好
  
、
wǔfàn
午饭
chībǎo
吃饱
  
、
wǎnfàn
晚饭
chī
吃
shǎo
少
  
。

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

4
Wǒmen
我们
dédào
得到
de
的
xiāoxi
消息
hěn
很
shǎo
少
  
。

The information we have is very sketchy.

5
Shǎo
少
shuō
说
duō
多
gàn
干

work more and talk less

6
Shǎo
少
huāqián
花钱
duō
多
bànshì
办事

get more done on less money

7
Shǎo
少
chī
吃
duō
多
cān
餐

have many meals but little food at each

As a Verb

be short of; lack; be not enough

8
Zhè
这
běn
本
zìdiǎn
字典
shǎo
少
le
了
wǔ
五
xié
页
  
。

This dictionary is five pages short.

9
Quēyīshǎoyào
缺医少药

be short of doctors and medicine

10
Rénshǒu
人手
shǎo
少

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

11
Shǎo
少
gè
个
hǎo
好
ménjiàng
门将

need a good goalkeeper

As a Verb

owe

12
Wǒ
我
hái
还
shǎo
少
nǐ
你
sān
三
gè
个
yuè
月
de
的
fángzū
房租
  
。

I still owe you three months'rent.

13
Hái
还
shǎo
少
shí
十
yuán
元
  
。

There are still ten yuan owing.

As a Verb

be missing; lose

14
Shénme
什么
dōu
都
zài
在
  
,
jiù
就
shǎo
少
le
了
yàoshi
钥匙
  
。

Everything is here except the keys.

15
Wǒ
我
qiánbāo
钱包
lǐ
里
shǎo
少
le
了
wǔshí
五十
yuán
元
  
。

Fifty yuan is missing from my wallet.

As an Adverb

a short/little while; a moment

16
Qǐng
请
shǎo
少
hòu
候
  
。

Wait a moment, please. / Just a minute.

As a Verb

stop; cut out

17
Kètáng
课堂
shàng
上
shǎo
少
fèihuà
废话
  
!

Don't talk rubbish in class!

18
Shǎo
少
gēn
跟
wǒ
我
tán
谈
tā
他
  
!

Don't talk about him to me!