少
shǎo
Meaning of 少 in English
shǎoHSK 1adjective, verbSyllabus #180
- few
- less
- seldom
- to lack
- to be missing
- to stop (doing sth)
Example sentences
- 少了一个戒指和一点现金。shǎo le yí gè jiè zhǐ hé yì diǎn xiàn jīn。A ring and some cash are missing.
- 欧洲的人口比亚洲少。ōu zhōu de rén kǒu bǐ yà zhōu shǎo。Europe has a smaller population than Asia.
- 我比以前吃得少了。wǒ bǐ yǐ qián chī dé shǎo le。I don't eat as much as I used to.
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