少
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- 1. young
Words Containing 少
many
number
how much?
cannot do without
child
girl
early youth
small number
rare
Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
rare; seldom seen
a smidgen
absolutely necessary
more or less
extremely few
to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
sparse
lack
at least
adolescent
indispensable; essential
indispensable
hardly any better
no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution
it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
to some extent
somewhat
talk nicely and avoid disputes
(after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment)
peerless
cannot be avoided
very few; very little
refrain (from doing sth)
not suitable for children
a short while
(won't) hurt (to do sth)
young guard
girl
Jungfrau, peak in Switzerland
When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
young lady of the house
young married woman
declining birthrate (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 少子化 \shoushika\)
keep calm, don't get excited
major general
second lieutenant (army rank)
children's center
Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League)
Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities
young criminal
accomplished though young
Minor Treasurer in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiǔ qīng]
to add less (of a spice etc)
national minority
ethnic township (formal village level subdivision of PRC county)
boss's son
boss's son
the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school
junior ranking officer in Chinese army
(coll.) dim-witted
son of the boss
young, unmarried male; young guy
boys and girls
oligodendrocytes (Greek: cells with few branches), a type of cell in central nervous system
Mind your own business!
young and pretty
lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be be astonished by certain things (idiom)
a little
Few words are best.
(literary) a little while
soon
name of disease in TCM
lesser yang gallbladder meridian of the leg (one of the 12 principal meridians of TCM)
in a short while
young
young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
absolute necessity
young thug
at least
there is a lot to it
very little
city infested with foreign adventurers (esp. of Shanghai in pre-Liberation China) (idiom)
lieutenant commander
many wolves and not enough meat
all kinds of people
unable to plan
severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)
to be short of the full amount
(idiom) many little things add up to sth great; many little drops make an ocean
airline steward
see 僧多粥少[sēng duō zhōu shǎo]
brainless
to give short weight
short of food and clothing
(idiom) (of a husband and wife, etc) to spend more time apart than together; to see each other very little
a flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again (proverb)
too few
a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)
lots of money, less work, and close to home
very few