少

shǎo

HSK 1 adjective / verb

Meaning 释义

  1. few
  2. less
  3. to lack
  4. to be missing
  5. to stop (doing sth)
  6. seldom

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In real sentences 真实例句

日本Rìběn办bàn过guò多少duōshǎo次cì奥运会Àoyùnhuì?

How many times has Japan hosted the Olympics?

Tatoeba #612124

你nǐ觉得juéde你nǐ能néng少shǎo发fā点diǎn噪音zàoyīn吗ma?

Do you think you could make a little less noise?

Tatoeba #845160

比起bǐqǐ少shǎo抽烟chōuyān,你nǐ何不hébù直接zhíjiē把bǎ烟yān戒jiè了le?

Rather than cutting down on cigarettes, why don't you just give them up?

Tatoeba #5363928

你nǐ知道zhīdào的de越yuè少shǎo越yuè好hǎo,好hǎo吗ma?

The less you know, the better, OK?

Tatoeba #9974949

少shǎo小xiǎo离lí家jiā老大lǎodà回huí,乡音xiāngyīn无wú改gǎi鬓毛bìnmáo衰shuāi。

Leaving home young and returning old, the accent remains but the hair has thinned.

Tatoeba #13508728

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