少 ⇒
多少 duōshǎo/duōshao, number/amount/somewhat, how much?/how many?/(phone number, student ID etc) what ...
至少 zhìshǎo, at least/(to say the) least
少 shǎo/shào, few/less/to lack/to be missing/to stop (doing sth)/seldom, young
不少 bùshǎo, many/a lot/not few
少校 shàoxiào, junior ranking officer in Chinese army/major/lieutenant commander
减少 jiǎnshǎo, [減少], to lessen/to decrease/to reduce/to lower
少女 shàonǚ, girl/young lady
青少年 qīngshàonián, adolescent/youth/teenager
少年 shàonián, early youth/youngster/(literary) youth/young man
缺少 quēshǎo, lack/shortage of/shortfall/to be short (of)/to lack
少数 shǎoshù, [少數], small number/few/minority
少见 shǎojiàn, [少見], rare/not familiar (to the speaker)/sth rarely experience/hard to see
少爷 shàoye, [少爺], son of the boss/young master of the house/your son (honorific)
少量 shǎoliàng, a smidgen/a little bit/a few
少尉 shàowèi, second lieutenant (army rank)
少于 或多或少 huòduōhuòshǎo, more or less
少许 shǎoxǔ, [少許], a little/a few
年少 niánshào, young/junior
少将 shàojiàng, [少將], major general/rear admiral/air vice marshal
少不了 shǎobuliǎo, cannot do without/to be unavoidable/are bound to be many
必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo, absolutely necessary/indispensable/essential
少有 shǎoyǒu, rare/infrequent
少数民族 shǎoshùmínzú, [少數民族], national minority/ethnic group
少年犯 shàoniánfàn, young criminal/juvenile delinquent
稀少 xīshǎo, sparse/rare
知之甚少 少林 Shàolín, the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school
少儿 shàoér, [少兒], child
多多少少 duōduōshǎoshǎo, to some extent/more or less
男女老少 nánnǚlǎoshào, men, women, young and old/all kinds of people/people of all ages
最少 zuìshǎo, at least/minimum/lowest (amount)/minimal
少妇 shàofù, [少婦], young married woman
少男 阔少 凶多吉少 xiōngduōjíshǎo, everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious/everything points ...
老少 lǎoshào, the old and the young
少林寺 ShàolínSì, Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
少薰 少佐 少允 少言寡语 不在少数 寡言少语 少男少女 shàonánshàonǚ, boys and girls/teenagers
少部分 少年宫 ShàoniánGōng, [少年宮], Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurr...
少时 少壮派 shàozhuàngpài, [少壯派], young guard/young and vigorous group with new ideas/new wave
大少爷 人烟稀少 rényānxīshǎo, [人煙稀少], no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
缺衣少食 quēyīshǎoshí, short of food and clothing/destitute
僧多粥少 sēngduōzhōushǎo, lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)/fig. not enough to go around/demand e...
少年儿童 少来 shǎolái, [少來], refrain (from doing sth)/(coll.) Come on!/Give me a break!/Save it!
金少薰 少年报 少年人 少根弦 少白头 崔少云 为数不少 缺医少药 少奶奶 shàonǎinai, young lady of the house/wife of the young master
会少林 缺斤少两 多一事不如少一事 duōyīshìbùrúshǎoyīshì, it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)/the less complications the bet...
少薰真 少年老成 shàoniánlǎochéng, accomplished though young/lacking youthful vigor
少陪 少者 少待
先 ⇒
先生 Xiānsheng/xiānsheng, Mister (Mr.), teacher/husband/doctor (dialect)/CL:位[wèi]
先 xiān, early/prior/former/in advance/first
首先 shǒuxiān, first (of all)/in the first place
领先 lǐngxiān, [領先], to lead/to be in front
事先 shìxiān, in advance/before the event/beforehand/prior
先进 xiānjìn, [先進], advanced (technology)/to advance
先知 xiānzhī, prophet
优先 yōuxiān, [優先], to have priority/to take precedence
祖先 zǔxiān, ancestor/forebears
先前 xiānqián, before/previously
原先 yuánxiān, originally/original/former
最先 zuìxiān, (the) very first
预先 yùxiān, [預先], beforehand/in advance
先例 xiānlì, antecedent/precedent
先是 抢先 qiǎngxiān, [搶先], to rush (to do sth urgent)/to try to be the first/to forestall
早先 zǎoxiān, previously/before
起先 qǐxiān, at first/in the beginning
先锋 xiānfēng, [先鋒], vanguard/pioneer/avant-garde
先驱 xiānqū, [先驅], pioneer
先行 xiānxíng, to precede others/in advance
先后 xiānhòu, [先後], early or late/priority/in succession/one after another
优先权 先令 xiānlìng, shilling (loanword)
遥遥领先 yáoyáolǐngxiān, [遙遙領先], a long way in front/to lead by a wide margin
先辈 xiānbèi, [先輩], elders/former generations
好好先生 hǎohǎoxiānsheng, Mr Goody-goody/yes-man (sb who agrees with anything)
先发制人 xiānfāzhìrén, [先發制人], to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt/to anticipate/preem...
先天性 xiāntiānxìng, congenital/intrinsic/innateness
先下手为强 xiānxiàshǒuwéiqiáng, [先下手為強], strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the firs...
率先 shuàixiān, to take the lead/to show initiative
先天 xiāntiān, inborn/innate/natural
捷足先登 jiézúxiāndēng, the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)/the early bird catches the worm/first co...
先科 先机 xiānjī, [先機], key moment/decisive opportunity
优先级 先人 xiānrén, ancestors/previous generations/my late father
先入为主 xiānrùwéizhǔ, [先入為主], lit. first impression is strongest
先头 xiāntóu, [先頭], in advance/ahead/before/previously
先兆 xiānzhào, omen
先驱者 xiānqūzhě, [先驅者], pioneer
老先生 先祖 xiānzǔ, deceased grandfather/ancestry
有约在先 yǒuyuēzàixiān, [有約在先], to have a prior engagement
争先恐后 zhēngxiānkǒnghòu, [爭先恐後], striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
一马当先 yīmǎdāngxiān, [一馬當先], to take the lead
先见之明 xiānjiànzhīmíng, [先見之明], foresight
在先 zàixiān, to come first/previous/prior/beforehand/first/formerly
先父 xiānfù, deceased father/my late father
先锋队 xiānfēngduì, [先鋒隊], vanguard
先河 xiānhé, priority/sth advocated first/refers to ancient tradition: Worship the river firs...
有言在先 先遣队 xiānqiǎnduì, [先遣隊], advance party/advance troops
先验 xiānyàn, [先驗], a priori (philosophy)
先拔头筹 先决条件 xiānjuétiáojiàn, [先決條件], precondition/prerequisite
先睹为快 xiāndǔwéikuài, [先睹為快], joy of first experience (idiom)/the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
为先 先知先觉 xiānzhīxiānjué, [先知先覺], foresight/having foresight/person of foresight
开路先锋 kāilùxiānfēng, [開路先鋒], pioneer/trailbreaker
先锋派 xiānfēngpài, [先鋒派], avant-garde
先斩后奏 xiānzhǎnhòuzòu, [先斬後奏], first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
先放 先期 xiānqī, in advance/beforehand/premature/front-end
先遣 先于 身先士卒 shēnxiānshìzú, to fight at the head of one's troops/(fig.) to take the lead
先声夺人 xiānshēngduórén, [先聲奪人], to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
我先 先礼后兵 xiānlǐhòubīng, [先禮後兵], peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence/jaw-jaw ...
先天不足 xiāntiānbùzú, congenital deficiency/inherent weakness
争先 zhēngxiān, [爭先], to compete to be first/to contest first place
先行者 xiānxíngzhě, forerunner
占先 zhànxiān, [佔先], to take precedence
先人后己 先导 xiāndǎo, [先導], guide/forerunner/pioneer
先烈 xiānliè, martyr
先石 近水楼台先得月 jìnshuǐlóutáixiāndéyuè, [近水樓臺先得月], the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)/to benefit from...
先开 先决 xiānjué, [先決], prerequisite/precondition
先亲 阿龙先 先手 先敬 先来 敢为人先 gǎnwéirénxiān, [敢為人先], to dare to be first/to pioneer (idiom)
先天下之忧而忧 谈成先 南先镐 那先 罗格先 先解锁 先夫 率先垂范 麦先锋 未老先衰 wèilǎoxiānshuāi, to age prematurely
丹先 奎因先 小先生 庞贝先 黑乔先 得先 武君先 安姬得先
队 ⇒
队 duì, [隊], squadron/team/group/CL:個|个[gè]
乐队 yuèduì, [樂隊], band/pop group/CL:支[zhī]
队伍 duìwǔ, [隊伍], ranks/troops/queue/line/procession/CL:個|个[gè],支[zhī],條|条[tiáo]
军队 jūnduì, [軍隊], army/troops/CL:支[zhī],個|个[gè]
队长 duìzhǎng, [隊長], captain/team leader/CL:個|个[gè]
队员 duìyuán, [隊員], team member
团队 tuánduì, [團隊], team
部队 bùduì, [部隊], army/armed forces/troops/force/unit/CL:個|个[gè]
球队 qiúduì, [球隊], sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)
啦啦队 lālāduì, [啦啦隊], cheerleading squad
小队 排队 páiduì, [排隊], to line up
舰队 jiànduì, [艦隊], fleet/CL:支[zhī]
队友 duìyǒu, [隊友], member of same class, team, work group etc/teammate
陆战队 警卫队 特种部队 tèzhǒngbùduì, [特種部隊], (military) special forces
车队 chēduì, [車隊], motorcade/fleet/CL:列[liè]
突击队 tūjīduì, [突擊隊], commando unit
拉拉队 lālāduì, [拉拉隊], cheerleading squad/also written 啦啦隊|啦啦队
分队 fēnduì, [分隊], military platoon or squad
巡逻队 xúnluóduì, [巡邏隊], (army, police) patrol
消防队 xiāofángduì, [消防隊], fire brigade/fire department
医疗队 足球队 zúqiúduì, [足球隊], soccer team
归队 guīduì, [歸隊], to return to one's unit/to go back to one's station in life
女队 小分队 领队 lǐngduì, [領隊], to lead a group/leader of a group/captain (of sports squad)
美国队 篮球队 卫队 wèiduì, [衛隊], guard (i.e. group of soldiers)
中队 游击队 yóujīduì, [遊擊隊], guerrilla band
队形 duìxíng, [隊形], formation
队服 duìfú, [隊服], team uniform
列队 lièduì, [列隊], in formation (military)
全队 大队 dàduì, [大隊], group/a large body of/production brigade/military group
组队 zǔduì, [組隊], to team up (with)/to put a team together
带队 队列 duìliè, [隊列], formation (of troops)/alignment/(computing) queue/cohort (in a study)
自卫队 zìwèiduì, [自衛隊], self-defense force/the Japanese armed forces
插队 chāduì, [插隊], to cut in line/to jump a queue/to live on a rural community (during the Cultural...
编队 biānduì, [編隊], to form into columns/to organize into teams/formation (of ships or aircraft)
机队 敢死队 gǎnsǐduì, [敢死隊], suicide squad/kamikaze unit
合唱队 连队 liánduì, [連隊], company (of troops)
游泳队 各队 队名 预备队 纵队 zòngduì, [縱隊], column/file/CL:列[liè],路[lù]
联队 liánduì, [聯隊], wing (of an air force)/sports team representing a combination of entities (e.g. ...
掉队 diàoduì, [掉隊], to fall behind/to drop out
战斗队 特遣队 探险队 管弦乐队 guǎnxiányuèduì, [管弦樂隊], orchestra
船队 chuánduì, [船隊], fleet (of ships)
队里 代表队 dàibiǎoduì, [代表隊], delegation
管乐队 离队 líduì, [離隊], to leave one's post
中队长 主队 zhǔduì, [主隊], host team (at sports event)/host side
冰球队 特遣部队 马队 mǎduì, [馬隊], cavalry/caravan of horses carrying goods
保安队 每队 成群结队 chéngqúnjiéduì, [成群結隊], making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers/as a large crowd
入队 运动队 国家队 guójiāduì, [國家隊], the national team
大队长 运输队 军乐队 jūnyuèduì, [軍樂隊], brass band
梯队 tīduì, [梯隊], echelon (military)/(of an organisation) group of persons of one level or grade
德国队 救护队 支队 zhīduì, [支隊], detachment (of troops)
武装部队 wǔzhuāngbùduì, [武裝部隊], armed forces
排球队 救火队 先锋队 xiānfēngduì, [先鋒隊], vanguard
宪兵队 Xiànbīngduì, [憲兵隊], the Kempeitai or Japanese Military Police 1881-1945 (Japanese counterpart of the...
刑警队 本队 先遣队 xiānqiǎnduì, [先遣隊], advance party/advance troops
商队 shāngduì, [商隊], caravan
爵士乐队 别动队 biédòngduì, [別動隊], special detachment/commando/an armed secret agent squad
瑞典队 队医 大队人马 仪仗队 yízhàngduì, [儀仗隊], honor guard/guard of honor/the banner bearing contingent leading a military proc...
体操队 tǐcāoduì, [體操隊], gymnastics team
客队 kèduì, [客隊], visiting team (sports)
工作队 gōngzuòduì, [工作隊], a working group/a task force
建筑队 法国队 方队 中国队 工程队 飞虎队 fēihǔduì, [飛虎隊], Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two/Hong Kong nickname for po...
表演队 纠察队 韩国队 队旗 duìqí, [隊旗], team pennant
服务队 登山队 考古队 考察队 kǎocháduì, [考察隊], investigation team/scientific expedition
参赛队 联防队 结队 jiéduì, [結隊], to troop (of soldiers etc)/convoy
横队 héngduì, [橫隊], row/horizontal troop formation
弦乐队 xiányuèduì, [弦樂隊], string orchestra
站队 总队 学员队 卫队长 科考队 kēkǎoduì, [科考隊], scientific exploration team/expedition
勘探队 钻井队 演出队 井队 航空队