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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

Word Info

Pinyinshǎo xǔ
Meaninga little, a small amount
Characters2
Syntaxquantifier

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 少许.

Words with 少
  • 多少duō shaohow much/many?
  • 减少jiǎn shǎoto reduce; to cut back; decrease
  • 少年shào niánearly youth
  • 少数shǎo shùsmall number
  • 少见shǎo jiànrare; seldom seen
  • 少量shǎo liànga smidgen
  • 缺少quē shǎolack
  • 至少zhì shǎoat least
Words with 许
  • 也许yě xǔperhaps
  • 允许yǔn xǔallow; permit
  • 许多xǔ duōmany
  • 或许huò xǔperhaps; maybe
不许
bù xǔ
not to allow
  • 许可xǔ kěpermit; allow
  • 准许zhǔn xǔPermit
  • 容许róng xǔPermit / Allow
    • 4.

    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.