少
shǎo
few
less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom
今天来的人很少。
jīn tiān lái de rén hěn shǎo。
The number of people who came today is very few.
冰箱里少了两个鸡蛋。
bīng xiāng lǐ shǎo le liǎng gè jī dàn。
Two eggs are missing from the refrigerator.
Words with 少
减少
jiǎn shǎo
to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
多多少少
duō duō shǎo shǎo
to some extent
少见多怪
shǎo jiàn duō guài
lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be astonished by certain things (idiom)
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom)
少年
shào nián
early youth
少之又少
shǎo zhī yòu shǎo
very few; very little
过少
guò shǎo
too few
酒逢知己千杯少
jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo
a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)
钱多事少离家近
qián duō shì shǎo lí jiā jìn
lots of money, less work, and close to home
青少年
qīng shào nián
adolescent
鲜少
xiǎn shǎo
very few
不少
bù shǎo
many