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少有 (shǎo yǒu): Rare (adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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少 • shǎo • few • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
shǎo
少
few
有 • yǒu • to have • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
yǒu
有
to have
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More common words that include characters from 少有.
Words with
少
多少
duō shao
how much/many?
减少
jiǎn shǎo
to reduce; to cut back; decrease
少年
shào nián
early youth
少数
shǎo shù
small number
少见
shǎo jiàn
rare; seldom seen
少量
shǎo liàng
a smidgen
缺少
quē shǎo
lack
至少
zhì shǎo
at least
Words with
有
有些
yǒu xiē
some
有的
yǒu de
(there are) some (who are...)
没有
méi yǒu
don't have
有点儿
yǒu diǎn r
slightly
有时
yǒu shí
sometimes
有意思
yǒu yì si
interesting
只有
zhǐ yǒu
only have ...
有关
yǒu guān
to have sth to do with
4.
Example Sentences with 少有
zhè
这
ge
个
shēng
生
pì
僻
zì
字
hěn
很
shǎo
少
yǒu
有
rén
人
rèn
认
shi
识
。
Few people know this uncommon character.
tā
他
gōng
工
zuò
作
fán
繁
máng
忙
，
hěn
很
shǎo
少
yǒu
有
tā
他
jīng
经
cháng
常
chū
出
chāi
差
，
suǒ
所
yǐ
以
hěn
很
shǎo
tā
他
yīn
因
wèi
为
gōng
工
zuò
作
fán
繁
máng
忙
，
hěn
很
shǎo
tā
他
měi
每
tiān
天
gōng
工
zuò
作
dōu
都
hěn
很
máng
忙
lù
碌
yóu
由
yú
于
gōng
工
zuò
作
fán
繁
máng
忙
，
tā
他
pín
频
fán
zhè
这
ge
个
yóu
游
xì
戏
de
的
nán
难
dù
度
yǐ
已
jīng
经
dá
zhè
这
běn
本
shū
书
hěn
很
lěng
冷
mén
门
，
hěn
很
shǎo
少
píng
平
rì
日
gōng
工
zuò
作
fán
繁
máng
忙
，
tā
她
hěn
很
shǎo
suī
虽
rán
然
tā
她
zài
在
wǔ
舞
tái
台
shàng
上
guāng
光
máng
芒
sì
shí
时
jiān
间
xiū
休
xi
息
。
He is busy with work and rarely has time to rest.
少
yǒu
有
shí
时
jiān
间
péi
陪
jiā
家
rén
人
。
He often goes on business trips, so he rarely has time to spend with his family.
少
yǒu
有
shí
时
jiān
间
xiū
休
xī
息
。
He has little time to rest because he is busy with work.
，
hěn
很
shǎo
少
yǒu
有
shí
时
jiān
间
xiū
休
xī
息
。
He is busy with work every day and rarely has time to rest.
繁
chū
出
chāi
差
，
hěn
很
shǎo
少
yǒu
有
shí
时
jiān
间
péi
陪
bàn
伴
jiā
家
rén
人
。
Due to his busy work schedule, he travels frequently on business and has little time to spend with his family.
达
dào
到
le
了
jí
极
xiàn
限
，
hěn
很
shǎo
少
yǒu
有
rén
人
néng
能
tōng
通
guān
关
。
The difficulty of this game has reached its limit, and few people can complete it.
yǒu
有
rén
人
kàn
看
。
This book is very unpopular; few people read it.
少
yǒu
有
shí
时
jiān
间
péi
陪
bàn
伴
jiā
家
rén
人
。
She is usually busy with work on weekdays and rarely has time to spend with her family.
四
shè
射
，
dàn
但
hěn
很
shǎo
少
yǒu
有
rén
人
zhī
知
dào
道
tā
她
zài
在
mù
幕
hòu
后
mò
默
mò
默
fù
付
chū
出
de
的
nǔ
努
lì
力
。
Although she shines on stage, few people know about the efforts she makes behind the scenes.
