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少

shǎo · shao/shào · shao

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Meaning

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shǎo 少

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

shào 少

  1. young
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In a conversation

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The soup

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)尝尝(chángcháng)这个(zhège)汤(tāng)。

    Try this soup.

  2. Dengdeng

    有点(yǒudiǎn)淡(dàn)，盐(yán)放(fàng)少(shǎo)了(le)。

    It's a bit bland. You put in too little salt.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)再(zài)放(fàng)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Then I will add a little more.

  4. Dengdeng

    少(shǎo)放(fàng)一点儿(yīdiǎnr)，你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)放(fàng)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)。

    Add only a little. Last time you added too much.

  5. Liangliang

    不多不少(bùduōbùshǎo)，这次(zhècì)一定(yīdìng)刚好(gānghǎo)！

    Not too much, not too little. This time it will be just right!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)爸(bà)爸(ba)对(duì)我(wǒ)的(de)爱(ài)和(hé)照(zhào)顾(gù)不(bù)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)妈(mā)妈(ma)少(shǎo)。

My father was no less affectionate and tender to me than my mother was.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)比(bǐ)以(yǐ)前(qián)吃(chī)得(de)少(shǎo)了(le)。

I don't eat as much as I used to.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gumblex · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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