少 shǎo
HSK 1 character · 4 strokes · radical 小
Meanings
- few
- less
- to lack
- to be missing
- to stop (doing sth)
- seldom
Words with 少
- 多少 duō shao: how much?; how many?
- 少 shǎo: few
- 减少 jiǎn shǎo: to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
- 缺少 quē shǎo: lack
- 至少 zhì shǎo: at least
Example sentences
这个多少？
How much is it?
Tatoeba #338799 by Sprachprofi (CC BY 2.0 FR)
少了什么？
What is missing?
Tatoeba #472901 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)
多少苹果？
How many apples are there?
Tatoeba #755840 by U2FS (CC BY 2.0 FR)
Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).