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少数

shǎo shù
HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. small number
  2. 2. few
  3. 3. minority

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Usage notes

Collocations

少数 is often used with nouns denoting people or groups, e.g., 少数人 (minority of people), and cannot directly quantify generic countable objects like 少数书 (use 几本书 instead).

Example Sentences

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少数 人不同意这个计划。
A small number of people disagree with this plan.

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