少U+5C114 STROKES
Entry·pron. shǎo
ㄕㄠˇ
“Few; less; not many; to lack; to be missing; to stop; seldom; young; immature”
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- 不少ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇmany; quite a few; a good number of; not a small amount
- 至少ㄓˋ ㄕㄠˇat least; (to say the) least; the minimum amount or degree; no fewer than.
- 多少ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇhow much; how many; used to ask about quantity or number; some; a certain amount; more or less; somewhat
- 減少ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄠˇto reduce; to decrease; to lessen; to lower in amount, size, or degree.
- 少數ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋa small number; few; a minority; the smaller part compared to the majority
- 少年ㄕㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊyoung person; youth; young man; teenager; adolescent
- 很少ㄏㄣˇ ㄕㄠˇselden; not often; rarely; seldom; very few
- 青少年ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊadolescent; youth; teenager; a person in the stage between childhood and adulthood, typically roughly ages 12 to 18.
- 少女ㄕㄠˇ ㄋㄩˇgirl; young woman; young unmarried woman
- 缺少ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇto lack; to be short of; shortage; shortfall
- 少見ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋrare; seldom seen; (formal greeting) it's a rare pleasure to see you
- 較少ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄠˇfewer; less; a smaller number or amount; not as many; comparatively few
- 少子化ㄕㄠˇ ㄗˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋdeclining birthrate; trend of having fewer children; low fertility rate in a society
- 最少ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄠˇat the least; no fewer than; the smallest amount; minimal
- 少許ㄕㄠˇ ㄒㄩˇa small amount; a little; a few.
- 太少ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄠˇtoo few; too little; not enough; insufficient in quantity or number
- 鮮少ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄠˇvery few; rarely; seldom; hardly ever; scarcely.
- 少量ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋa small amount; a little; a few; not much in quantity
- 年少ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄠˋyoung; youthful; of a young age; junior; a young person; youth
- 稀少ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇfew in number; scarce; uncommon; sparse.
- 極少ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇvery few; extremely rare; seldom encountered; almost never
- 少爺ㄕㄠˋ ˙ㄧㄝyoung master; a young male heir or son of a wealthy family; historically used by servants to address their young employer
- 兒少ㄦˊ ㄕㄠˇchildren and minors; young people under legal age; youth and adolescents; those below adulthood
- 少不了ㄕㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇcannot be without; indispensable; unavoidable; bound to happen; a great many
- 或多或少ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄠˇmore or less; to some extent; to a greater or lesser degree
- 少將ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄤmajor general; a military rank above colonel general and below lieutenant general; used in Taiwan and mainland China
- 老少ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄠˋold and young; people of all ages; both the elderly and the young
- 少於ㄕㄠˇ ㄩˊless than; fewer than; below a specified number or amount; not reaching a given quantity
- 少有ㄕㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇrare; seldom seen; uncommon; infrequent.
- 少校ㄕㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋmilitary rank; army or air force officer rank below major; used in Taiwan and mainland Chinese military contexts
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