4 strokes
4 画
shǎo / shào
/
xiǎo
small
- few
- lack
- be missing
duō-shǎo
多少
adv.
somewhat; slightly
shǎo-liàng
少量
n.
a little
shǎo-xǔ
少许
adj.
a little
quē-shǎo
缺少
v.
lack
jiǎn-shǎo
减少
v.
reduce
shǎo-yǒu
少有
adj.
rare; infrequent
shǎo-jiàn
少见
v. / adj.
seldom see of sb. / rare
bù-shǎo
不少
adj.
a lot of
shǎo-shù-mín-zú
少数民族
n.
visual minorities
shǎo-jiàn-duō-guài
少见多怪
comment excitedly on a commonplace thing
jī-shǎo-chéng-duō
积少成多
many a little makes a mickle; to accumulate little by little
Usage 用法
lack
Zuì-jìn wǒ hěn shǎo jiàn-dao tā.
最近我很少见到他。
I have seen him very little recently.
few
Wǒ hěn shǎo wàng-jì xià-bān dǎ-kǎ.
我很少忘记下班打卡。
I rarely forget to punch out of work.
few
Tā bǐ yǐ-qián chū-qu de shǎo le.
他比以前出去得少了。
He goes out less than he used to.
