few, little, less
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HSK Vocabulary: 少
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 少 is used in context
1
wǒ我
men们
de的
xiàng项
mù目
quē缺
shǎo少
zú足
gòu够
de的
zī资
jīn金
。
Our project lacks sufficient funding.
2
zhè这
ge个
bān班
jí级
yǒu有
duō多
shǎo少
míng名
xué学
shēng生
？
How many students are in this class?
3
nà那
ge个
shào少
nián年
zhèng正
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
pǎo跑
bù步
。
That young man is running in the park.
4
zhè这
ge个
píng苹
guǒ果
duō多
shǎo少
qián钱
？
How much is this apple?
5
nǐ你
měi每
tiān天
hē喝
duō多
shǎo少
shuǐ水
？
How much water do you drink every day?
6
bù不
guǎn管
yǒu有
duō多
shǎo少
kùn困
nán难
，
wǒ我
men们
dōu都
yào要
jiān坚
chí持
xià下
qù去
。
No matter how many difficulties there are, we must persevere.
7
wǒ我
jiǎn减
shǎo少
le了
táng糖
de的
yòng用
liàng量
。
I reduced the amount of sugar.
8
wèi为
le了
jiàn健
kāng康
，
tā他
jiǎn减
shǎo少
le了
měi每
tiān天
kàn看
shǒu手
jī机
de的
shí时
jiān间
。
For health reasons, he reduced the time spent on his phone each day.
9
tōng通
guò过
gǎi改
jìn进
shēng生
chǎn产
gōng工
yì艺
，
gōng公
sī司
chéng成
gōng功
jiǎn减
shǎo少
le了
néng能
yuán源
xiāo消
hào耗
hé和
fèi废
qì弃
wù物
pái排
fàng放
。
By improving production processes, the company successfully reduced energy consumption and waste emissions.
10
wǒ我
de的
qiān铅
bǐ笔
hé盒
lǐ里
quē缺
shǎo少
yī一
zhī支
qiān铅
bǐ笔
。
There is a pencil missing in my pencil case.
Information
Traditional少
Radical小
Strokes4
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#114
Zhuyinㄕㄠˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+5C11
CangjieFH
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality