| 少 | [shǎo, ㄕㄠˇ, 少] few; little; lack #464 [Add to Longdo] |
| 不少 | [bù shǎo, ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇ, 不 少] not (just) a few #665 [Add to Longdo] |
| 多少 | [duō shǎo, ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ, 多 少] number; amount; somewhat #694 [Add to Longdo] |
| 减少 | [jiǎn shǎo, ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄠˇ, 减 少 / 減 少] to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower #810 [Add to Longdo] |
| 至少 | [zhì shǎo, ㄓˋ ㄕㄠˇ, 至 少] at least; (to say the) least #1,244 [Add to Longdo] |
| 很少 | [hěn shǎo, ㄏㄣˇ ㄕㄠˇ, 很 少] very little; seldom #2,440 [Add to Longdo] |
| 缺少 | [quē shǎo, ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ, 缺 少] lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack #3,715 [Add to Longdo] |
| 少数 | [shǎo shù, ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ, 少 数 / 少 數] small number; few; minority #3,786 [Add to Longdo] |
| 少数民族 | [shǎo shù mín zú, ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄨˊ, 少 数 民 族 / 少 數 民 族] national minority; ethnic group #5,075 [Add to Longdo] |
| 少量 | [shǎo liàng, ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ, 少 量] a smidgen; a little bit; a few #5,959 [Add to Longdo] |
| 较少 | [jiào shǎo, ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄠˇ, 较 少 / 較 少] less #6,479 [Add to Longdo] |
| 少见 | [shǎo jiàn, ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ, 少 见 / 少 見] rare; not familiar (to the speaker); sth rarely experience; hard to see #7,758 [Add to Longdo] |
| 最少 | [zuì shǎo, ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄠˇ, 最 少] smallest; least #8,111 [Add to Longdo] |
| 少有 | [shǎo yǒu, ㄕㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ, 少 有] rare; infrequent #10,297 [Add to Longdo] |
| 必不可少 | [bì bù kě shǎo, ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄠˇ, 必 不 可 少] absolutely necessary; indispensable; essential #11,872 [Add to Longdo] |
| 或多或少 | [huò duō huò shǎo, ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄠˇ, 或 多 或 少] more or less #15,716 [Add to Longdo] |
| 稀少 | [xī shǎo, ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ, 稀 少] rare; rarely #16,997 [Add to Longdo] |
| 多多少少 | [duō duō shǎo shǎo, ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄠˇ, 多 多 少 少] to some extent; more or less #29,021 [Add to Longdo] |
| 过少 | [guò shǎo, ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄠˇ, 过 少 / 過 少] too few; insufficient #32,371 [Add to Longdo] |
| 凶多吉少 | [xiōng duō jí shǎo, ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ, 凶 多 吉 少 / 兇 多 吉 少] everything bodes ill, no positive signs (成语 saw); inauspicious; everything points to disaster #40,793 [Add to Longdo] |
| 人烟稀少 | [rén yān xī shǎo, ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ, 人 烟 稀 少 / 人 煙 稀 少] no sign of human habitation (成语 saw); desolate #52,525 [Add to Longdo] |
| 积少成多 | [jī shǎo chéng duō, ㄐㄧ ㄕㄠˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄛ, 积 少 成 多 / 積 少 成 多] Many little things add up to sth great (成语 saw); many a mickle makes a muckle #56,640 [Add to Longdo] |
| 少管闲事 | [shǎo guǎn xián shì, ㄕㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕˋ, 少 管 闲 事 / 少 管 閑 事] Mind your own business!; Don't interfere! #63,098 [Add to Longdo] |
| 少见多怪 | [shǎo jiàn duō guài, ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄞˋ, 少 见 多 怪 / 少 見 多 怪] lit. rarely seen, very strange (成语 saw); to express amazement due to lack of experience; naive expression of excitement due to ignorance #81,452 [Add to Longdo] |
| 缺衣少食 | [quē yī shǎo shí, ㄑㄩㄝ ㄧ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕˊ, 缺 衣 少 食] short of food and clothing; destitute #133,179 [Add to Longdo] |
| 少间 | [shǎo jiàn, ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ, 少 间 / 少 間] soon; a short while; a narrow gap; slightly better (state of health) #147,894 [Add to Longdo] |
| 粥少僧多 | [zhōu shǎo sēng duō, ㄓㄡ ㄕㄠˇ ㄙㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ, 粥 少 僧 多] not much gruel and many monks; not enough to go around #185,324 [Add to Longdo] |
| 少刻 | [shǎo kè, ㄕㄠˇ ㄎㄜˋ, 少 刻] a short while; soon #219,151 [Add to Longdo] |
| 缺心少肺 | [quē xīn shǎo fèi, ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄠˇ ㄈㄟˋ, 缺 心 少 肺] brainless; stupid #343,382 [Add to Longdo] |
| 不可缺少 | [bù kě quē shǎo, ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ, 不 可 缺 少] indispensable [Add to Longdo] |
| 中国少年先锋队 | [Zhōng guó Shǎo nián Xiān fēng duì, ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄈㄥ ㄉㄨㄟˋ, 中 国 少 年 先 锋 队 / 中 國 少 年 先 鋒 隊] Young Pioneers of China [Add to Longdo] |
| 少啰唆 | [shǎo luō suō, ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄛ ㄙㄨㄛ, 少 啰 唆 / 少 囉 唆] Shut up!; Stop grumbling!; Give me a break! [Add to Longdo] |
| 少成多 | [shǎo chéng duō, ㄕㄠˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄛ, 少 成 多] Many little things add up to sth great (成语 saw); many a mickle makes a muckle [Add to Longdo] |
| 少放 | [shǎo fàng, ㄕㄠˇ ㄈㄤˋ, 少 放] add less (of a spice etc) [Add to Longdo] |
| 少数民族乡 | [shǎo shù mín zú xiāng, ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄤ, 少 数 民 族 乡 / 少 數 民 族 鄉] ethnic township (formal village level subdivision of PRC county) [Add to Longdo] |
| 少突胶质 | [shǎo tū jiāo zhì, ㄕㄠˇ ㄊㄨ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄓˋ, 少 突 胶 质 / 少 突 膠 質] oligodendrocytes (Greek: cells with few branches), a type of cell in central nervous system; oligodendroglia [Add to Longdo] |
| 必不可少组成 | [bì bù kě shǎo zǔ chéng, ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄠˇ ㄗㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ, 必 不 可 少 组 成 / 必 不 可 少 組 成] absolute necessity; sine qua non [Add to Longdo] |
| 比较少 | [bǐ jiǎo shǎo, ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄠˇ, 比 较 少 / 比 較 少] lesser [Add to Longdo] |
| 海军少校 | [hǎi jūn shǎo xiào, ㄏㄞˇ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄕㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ, 海 军 少 校 / 海 軍 少 校] lieutenant commander (= UK and US Navy equivalent) [Add to Longdo] |
| 狼多肉少 | [láng duō ròu shǎo, ㄌㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄖㄡˋ ㄕㄠˇ, 狼 多 肉 少] many wolves and not enough meat; not enough to go around [Add to Longdo] |
