Chinese words · HSK 1

少

shǎo

few; little

Every meaning

shǎo

  1. few; little
  2. less; seldom
  3. to lack; to be missing
  4. (coll.) stop; cut it out (as in 少来)

shào

  1. young
  2. young master

In a sentence

  • 今天街上的人很少。

    There are very few people on the street today.

  • 这本书少了一页。

    This book is missing a page.

  • 你以后要少吃点糖。

    You should eat less sugar from now on.

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Words with 少

Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).