What does 少 mean in Chinese?
少 (shǎo) means few.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
少
few
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
few
02
less
03
to lack
04
to be missing
05
to stop (doing sth)
06
seldom
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 少?
少 is pronounced shǎo. It also has the reading shào.
Is 少 an HSK word?
少 is on the HSK 1 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 少?
少 is used as a 形容词 / 动词 (adjective / verb) in Chinese.
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