少量
shǎo liàng
Pinyin

Definition

少量
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shǎo liàng
  1. a smidgen
  2. a little bit
  3. a few

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不少
bù shǎo
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 a lot
  3. 3 not few
力量
lì liang
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 strength
多少
duō shǎo
  1. 1 number
  2. 2 amount
  3. 3 somewhat
少
shǎo
  1. 1 few
  2. 2 less
  3. 3 to lack
  4. 4 to be missing
  5. 5 to stop (doing sth)
  6. 6 seldom
能量
néng liàng
  1. 1 energy
  2. 2 capabilities
至少
zhì shǎo
  1. 1 at least
  2. 2 (to say the) least
销量
xiāo liàng
  1. 1 sales volume
份量
fèn liang
  1. 1 see 分量[fèn liang]
尽量
jǐn liàng
  1. 1 as much as possible
  2. 2 to the greatest extent
分量
fēn liàng
  1. 1 (vector) component
含量
hán liàng
  1. 1 content
  2. 2 quantity contained
商量
shāng liang
  1. 1 to consult
  2. 2 to talk over
  3. 3 to discuss
大量
dà liàng
  1. 1 great amount
  2. 2 large quantity
  3. 3 bulk
  4. 4 numerous
  5. 5 generous
  6. 6 magnanimous
容量
róng liàng
  1. 1 capacity
  2. 2 volume
  3. 3 quantitative (science)
少儿
shào ér
  1. 1 child
少女
shào nu:3
  1. 1 girl
  2. 2 young lady
少妇
shào fù
  1. 1 young married woman
少年
shào nián
  1. 1 early youth
  2. 2 youngster
  3. 3 (literary) youth
  4. 4 young man
少数
shǎo shù
  1. 1 small number
  2. 2 few
  3. 3 minority
少林寺
Shào lín Sì
  1. 1 Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks

Idioms (20)

人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人烟稀少
rén yān xī shǎo
  1. 1 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
  1. 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. 1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not enough to go around
  3. 3 demand exceeds supply
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
  1. 1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
  2. 2 everything points to disaster
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
  1. 1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
多一事不如少一事
duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì
  1. 1 it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
  2. 2 the less complications the better
寡二少双
guǎ èr shǎo shuāng
  1. 1 peerless
  2. 2 second to none (idiom)
宽宏大量
kuān hóng dà liàng
  1. 1 magnanimous (idiom); generous
少女露笑脸，婚事半成全
shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán
  1. 1 When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
少成多
shǎo chéng duō
  1. 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. 1 lit. rarely seen, very strange (idiom); to express amazement due to lack of experience
  2. 2 naive expression of excitement due to ignorance
斤斤较量
jīn jīn jiào liàng
  1. 1 to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)
有商有量
yǒu shāng yǒu liàng
  1. 1 to talk things through (idiom)
  2. 2 to have an exchange of views
洋场恶少
yáng chǎng è shào
  1. 1 city infested with foreign adventurers (esp. of Shanghai in pre-Liberation China) (idiom)
现量相违
xiàn liàng xiāng wéi
  1. 1 to not fit one's perception of sth (idiom)
疏谋少略
shū móu shǎo lu:è
  1. 1 unable to plan
  2. 2 inept at strategy (idiom)
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
  2. 2 to act according to actual circumstances
  3. 3 to live within one's means
积少成多
jī shǎo chéng duō
  1. 1 Many little things add up to sth great.
  2. 2 Many little drops make an ocean. (idiom)
自不量力
zì bù liàng lì
  1. 1 to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)

Sample Sentences

其实运动补水要遵循预防性补充和少量多次的原则，意思也就是说，在运动前、中、后都应该补水。这样可以避免一次性大量补水对肠胃道和心血管系统造成的负担。
qíshí yùndòng bǔ shuǐ yào zūnxún yùfángxìng bǔchōng hé shǎoliàng duōcì de yuánzé ，yìsi yějiùshìshuō ，zài yùndòng qián 、zhōng 、hòu dōu yīnggāi bǔ shuǐ 。zhèyàng kěyǐ bìmiǎn yīcìxìng dàliàng bǔ shuǐ duì chángwèidào hé xīnxuèguǎn xìtǒng zàochéng de fùdān 。
Actually when drinking water during sports you have to obey the principles of preventative supplementing and drinking a little bit many times. That is to say, you should drink before, during and after exercise. That's how you can avoid putting a burden on your intestines, stomach and the network of blood vessels in your heart.
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是啊。对于外商来说，中国丰富的人力资源和自然资源也是他们选择在中国开拓市场的重要原因之一。况且中国市场也极具消费潜力，你只需投入少量的资本，就可以获得丰厚的利润，也难怪有这么多国际大型企业都争先恐后地来抢占中国市场。
shì ā 。duìyú wàishāng láishuō ，Zhōngguó fēngfù de rénlìzīyuán hé zìrán zīyuán yě shì tāmen xuǎnzé zài Zhōngguó kāituò shìcháng de zhòngyào yuányīn zhīyī 。kuàngqiě Zhōngguó shìcháng yě jí jù xiāofèi qiánlì ，nǐ zhǐxū tóurù shǎoliàng de zīběn ，jiù kěyǐ huòdé Fēng Hòu de lìrùn ，yě nánguài yǒu zhème duō guójì dàxíngqǐyè dōu zhēngxiānkǒnghòu de lái qiāngzhàn Zhōngguó shìcháng 。
Yeah. Another big reason foreign investors are choosing to open the Chinese market are China's abundant human and natural resources. Plus, the Chinese market has huge consumption potential.You only need to make a small investment and you can get great profits. It's no wonder there are so many large international companies vying to be the first to lock up the Chinese market.
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