少

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Pronunciation : shǎo

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Meaning :
  1. few; little; less; thin. (adj)
  2. be short; lack. (v)
  3. be missing. (v)
  4. stop; quit. (v)
Radical : 小
Strokes : 4
Traditional : 少
Usage : 41%
Notes : also as shào
Sentences:
1. There is very little furniture in the room.
wū lǐ jiā jù tài shǎo 。
屋 里 家 具 太 少 。

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屋 : house
里 : inside
家具 : furniture
太 : too, very
少 : little
2. How many pupils are there in this class?
zhè yì bān yǒu duō shao xué sheng ?
这 一 班 有 多 少 学 生 ？

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这 : this
一 : one
班 : class
有 : have
多少 : how many
学生 : people
3. We rarely met.
wǒ men hěn shǎo jiàn miàn 。
我 们 很 少 见 面 。

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我们 : we
很 : very
少 : little, less
见面 : meet
4. There is no onion in the soup.
tāng lǐ shǎo le cōng 。
汤 里 少 了 葱 。

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汤 : soup
里 : inside
少 : lack of
了 : (particle) indicating a certain situation under certain conditions
葱 : onion
5. Stop talking rubbish!
shǎo fèi huà ！
少 废 话 ！

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少 : stop
废话 : talking rubbish
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November 18th, 2009 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

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