ChineseSkillDICTIONARY
CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

少

shǎoHSK 1

少 (shǎo) is an HSK 1 Chinese word with 2 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS2
EXAMPLES4
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

adjective 形

  1. Englishfew; little

    • EX
      杯子里的水很少。

      There is very little water in the cup.

    • EX
      他的头发越来越少了。

      He's getting less and less hair.

2

verb 动

  1. Englishto lack

    • EX
      他们少了一个人。

      They're one person short.

    • EX
      我还少一本书。

      I'm still missing one book.