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