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