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少许
shǎo xǔ
Pinyin
Definition
少许
-
shǎo xǔ
a little
a few
Character Decomposition
少
小
丿
许
讠
干
㇒
Related Words
(20)
多少
duō shǎo
1
number
2
amount
3
somewhat
少
shǎo
1
few
2
less
3
to lack
4
to be missing
5
to stop (doing sth)
6
seldom
不少
bù shǎo
1
many
2
a lot
3
not few
少女
shào nu:3
1
girl
2
young lady
少年
shào nián
1
early youth
2
youngster
3
(literary) youth
4
young man
少数
shǎo shù
1
small number
2
few
3
minority
少林寺
Shào lín Sì
1
Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
少爷
shào ye
1
son of the boss
2
young master of the house
3
your son (honorific)
少许
shǎo xǔ
1
a little
2
a few
少量
shǎo liàng
1
a smidgen
2
a little bit
3
a few
年少
nián shào
1
young
2
junior
减少
jiǎn shǎo
1
to lessen
2
to decrease
3
to reduce
4
to lower
缺少
quē shǎo
1
lack
2
shortage of
3
shortfall
4
to be short (of)
5
to lack
至少
zhì shǎo
1
at least
2
(to say the) least
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
1
using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
1
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
2
fig. not enough to go around
3
demand exceeds supply
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
1
everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
2
everything points to disaster
刘少奇
Liú Shào qí
1
Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution
多多少少
duō duō shǎo shǎo
1
to some extent
2
more or less
多退少补
duō tuì shǎo bǔ
1
(after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment)
Idioms
(13)
人烟稀少
rén yān xī shǎo
1
no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
1
using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
1
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
2
fig. not enough to go around
3
demand exceeds supply
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
1
everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
2
everything points to disaster
多一事不如少一事
duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì
1
it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
2
the less complications the better
寡二少双
guǎ èr shǎo shuāng
1
peerless
2
second to none (idiom)
少女露笑脸,婚事半成全
shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
1
When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
少成多
shǎo chéng duō
1
Many little things add up to sth great (idiom); many a mickle makes a muckle
少见多怪
shǎo jiàn duō guài
1
lit. rarely seen, very strange (idiom); to express amazement due to lack of experience
2
naive expression of excitement due to ignorance
洋场恶少
yáng chǎng è shào
1
city infested with foreign adventurers (esp. of Shanghai in pre-Liberation China) (idiom)
疏谋少略
shū móu shǎo lu:è
1
unable to plan
2
inept at strategy (idiom)
积少成多
jī shǎo chéng duō
1
Many little things add up to sth great.
2
Many little drops make an ocean. (idiom)
酒逢知己千杯少
jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo
1
a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)
2
when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down
Sample Sentences
局部地区雨量较大,并且有少许降温。
júbù dìqū yǔliàng jiàodà ,bìngqiě yǒu shǎoxǔ jiàngwēn 。
Some areas will see quite heavy rainfall, and there will also be a slight temperature drop.
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