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少 (shǎo): few, little; to lack

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HSK 1adjective, verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: few, little; to lack
Characters: 1
Part of speech: adjective, verb
HSK level: HSK 1
Strokes: 4
Radical: 小
Structure: 上下结构

Full definitions

few
less
to lack
to be missing
to stop (doing sth)
seldom
few
less
little
to lack
to be missing
to stop (doing sth)
quit
seldom
rarely

Chinese explanation

数量小，不多
表示程度轻或时间短，如少量、少数
也可以表示缺少、不够，如少不了、缺斤少两。

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