shǎo
few
less
to lack
to be missing
to stop (doing sth)
seldom
duō shao
how much
how many
which (number)
as much as
zhì shǎo
at least
(to say the) least
jiǎn shǎo
to lessen
to decrease
to reduce
to lower
qīng shào nián
adolescent
youth
teenager
shǎo shù
small number
few
minority
shào xiān duì
Young Pioneers (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League)
quē shǎo
lack
shortage of
shortfall
to be short (of)
to lack
shǎo liàng
a smidgen
a little bit
a few
zuì shǎo
at least
minimum
lowest (amount)
minimal
shǎo nǎi nai
young lady of the house
wife of the young master
shǎo bu liǎo
cannot do without
to be unavoidable
are bound to be many
shào jiàng
major general
rear admiral
air vice marshal
Shào lín
the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school
shǎo jiàn
rare
not familiar (to the speaker)
sth rarely experience
hard to see
Liú Shào qí
Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution
Shào lín sì
Buddhist monastery famous for its kungfu monks
shào xiào
junior ranking officer in Chinese army
major
lieutenant commander
shào wèi
second lieutenant (army rank)
shào ye
son of the boss
young master of the house
your son (honorific)
jí shǎo shù
extremely few
a small minority
shào xiān duì yuán
member of the Young Pioneers
lǎo shào jiē yí
suitable for both the young and the old
nán nǚ lǎo shào
men, women, young and old
all kinds of people
people of all ages
each and everyone
shǎo shù mín zú
national minority
ethnic group
bì bù kě shǎo
absolutely necessary
indispensable
essential
duō duō shǎo shǎo
to some extent
more or less
shào zhuàng pài
young guard
young and vigorous group with new ideas
new wave
shǎo chéng duō
Many little things add up to sth great (idiom); many a mickle makes a muckle
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