少许 (shǎo xǔ): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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少许
少许
(shǎo xǔ): A little (quantifier) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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少 • shǎo • few • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
shǎo
少
few
许 • xǔ • to allow; to promise; perhaps • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
xǔ
许
to allow; to promise; perhaps
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 少许.
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
许
也许
yě xǔ
perhaps
允许
yǔn xǔ
allow; permit
许多
xǔ duō
many
或许
huò xǔ
perhaps; maybe
不许
bù xǔ
not to allow
许可
xǔ kě
permit; allow
准许
zhǔn xǔ
Permit
容许
róng xǔ
Permit / Allow
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Example Sentences with 少许
Qǐng
请
jiā
加
shǎo
少
xǔ
许
yán
盐
。
Please add a little salt.
Tā
他
zhǐ
只
xū
需
yào
要
shǎo
少
xǔ
许
shí
时
jiān
间
jiù
Zhè
这
dào
道
cài
菜
jiā
加
shǎo
少
xǔ
许
là
辣
jiāo
椒
huì
就
néng
能
wán
完
chéng
成
。
He only needs a little time to finish.
会
gèng
更
měi
美
wèi
味
。
Adding a little chili to this dish will make it more delicious.
