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shǎo

Meaning

  • few
  • less
  • to lack
  • to be missing
  • to stop (doing something)
  • seldom

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Example sentences

  • 我比以前吃得少了。

    我比以前喫得少了。

    wǒ bǐ yǐ qián chī dé shǎo le。

    I'm eating less than before.

  • 你少把一切都推到他头上。

    你少把一切都推到他頭上。

    nǐ shǎo bǎ yī qiè dōu tuī dào tā tóu shàng。

    Stop putting all the blame on him.

  • 少了一个戒指和一点现金。

    少了一個戒指和一點現金。

    shǎo le yí gè jiè zhǐ hé yì diǎn xiàn jīn。

    One ring and some cash are missing.

  • 外甥今年考大学少了几分没有考进重点大学。

    外甥今年考大學少了幾分沒有考進重點大學。

    wài shēng jīn nián kǎo dà xué shǎo le jǐ fēn méi yǒu kǎo jìn zhòng diǎn dà xué。

    My nephew scored a few points less on his college entrance exam this year and didn't get into a top university.

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