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) 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 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 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 少男少女 shàonánshàonǚ, boys and girls/teenagers 少年宫 ShàoniánGōng, [少年宮], Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurr... 少壮派 shàozhuàngpài, [少壯派], young guard/young and vigorous group with new ideas/new wave 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... 少来 shǎolái, [少來], refrain (from doing sth)/(coll.) Come on!/Give me a break!/Save it! 少奶奶 shàonǎinai, young lady of the house/wife of the young master 多一事不如少一事 duōyīshìbùrúshǎoyīshì, it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)/the less complications the bet... 少年老成 shàoniánlǎochéng, accomplished though young/lacking youthful vigor 不可缺少 bùkěquēshǎo, indispensable 也好不了多少 yěhǎobuliǎoduōshǎo, hardly any better/just as bad 以少胜多 yǐshǎoshèngduō, [以少勝多], using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness 刘少奇 LiúShàoqí, [劉少奇], Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revol... 多少有些 duōshǎoyǒuxiē, somewhat/more or less 多栽花少栽刺 duōzāihuāshǎozāicì, talk nicely and avoid disputes/give compliments and not remarks 多退少补 duōtuìshǎobǔ, [多退少補], (after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be ... 寡二少双 guǎèrshǎoshuāng, [寡二少雙], peerless/second to none (idiom) 少不得 shǎobudé, cannot be avoided/cannot do without 少东 shàodōng, [少東], boss's son/young master 少之又少 shǎozhīyòushǎo, very few/very little 少儿不宜 shàoérbùyí, [少兒不宜], not suitable for children 少先队 ShàoXiānduì, [少先隊], Young Pioneers of China, abbr. for 少年先鋒隊|少年先锋队[Shào nián Xiān fēng duì] 少刻 shǎokè, a short while/soon 少块肉 shǎokuàiròu, [少塊肉], (coll.) (usually used in the negative) (can't) hurt (to do sth)/(won't) hurt (to... 少女峰 shàonǚfēng, Jungfrau, peak in Switzerland 少安无躁 shǎoānwúzào, [少安無躁], variant of 少安毋躁[shǎo ān wú zào] 少安毋躁 shǎoānwúzào, keep calm, don't get excited/don't be impatient 少年之家 shàoniánzhījiā, children's center/children's club 少年先锋队 ShàoniánXiānfēngduì, [少年先鋒隊], Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Yout... 少年夫妻老来伴 shàoniánfūqīlǎoláibàn, [少年夫妻老來伴], husband and wife in youth, companions in old age 少府 shàofǔ, Minor Treasurer in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiǔ qīng] 少成多 shǎochéngduō, Many little things add up to sth great (idiom); many a mickle makes a muckle 少放 shǎofàng, to add less (of a spice etc) 少数民族乡 shǎoshùmínzúxiāng, [少數民族鄉], ethnic township (formal village level subdivision of PRC county) 少根筋 shǎogēnjīn, (coll.) dim-witted/foolish/absent-minded 少突胶质 shǎotūjiāozhì, [少突膠質], oligodendrocytes (Greek: cells with few branches), a type of cell in central ner... 少管闲事 shǎoguǎnxiánshì, [少管閒事], Mind your own business!/Don't interfere! 少艾 shàoài, young and pretty/pretty girl 少见多怪 shǎojiànduōguài, [少見多怪], lit. rarely seen, very strange (idiom); to express amazement due to lack of expe... 少说为佳 shǎoshuōwéijiā, [少說為佳], Few words are best./Brevity is the soul of wit. 少选 shǎoxuǎn, [少選], (literary) a little while 少间 shǎojiàn, [少間], soon/a short while/a narrow gap/slightly better (state of health) 少阳病 shǎoyángbìng, [少陽病], name of disease in TCM 少阳经 shǎoyángjīng, [少陽經], one of the channels of TCM 少顷 shǎoqǐng, [少頃], in a short while/presently 年少无知 niánshàowúzhī, [年少無知], young and inexperienced/unsophisticated 必不可少组成 bìbùkěshǎozǔchéng, [必不可少組成], absolute necessity/sine qua non 恶少 èshào, [惡少], young thug/malicious young ruffian 有不少名堂 yǒubùshǎomíngtang, there is a lot to it/not a straightforward matter 极少 jíshǎo, [極少], very little/very few 极少数 jíshǎoshù, [極少數], extremely few/a small minority 洋场恶少 yángchǎngèshào, [洋場惡少], city infested with foreign adventurers (esp. of Shanghai in pre-Liberation China... 海军少校 hǎijūnshǎoxiào, [海軍少校], lieutenant commander (= UK and US Navy equivalent) 狼多肉少 lángduōròushǎo, many wolves and not enough meat/not enough to go around 疏谋少略 shūmóushǎolüè, [疎謀少略], unable to plan/inept at strategy (idiom) 短少 duǎnshǎo, to be short of the full amount 积少成多 jīshǎochéngduō, [積少成多], Many little things add up to sth great./Many little drops make an ocean. (idiom) 空中少爷 kōngzhōngshàoye, [空中少爺], airline steward 空少 kōngshào, airline steward (abbr. for 空中少爺|空中少爷[kōng zhōng shào ye]) 粥少僧多 zhōushǎosēngduō, see 僧多粥少[sēng duō zhōu shǎo] 缺心少肺 quēxīnshǎofèi, brainless/stupid 老少咸宜 lǎoshàoxiányí, suitable for young and old 老少无欺 lǎoshàowúqī, [老少無欺], cheating neither old nor young/treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulo... 老少皆宜 lǎoshàojiēyí, suitable for both the young and the old 老来少 lǎoláishào, [老來少], old but young at heart 诺克少 Nuòkèshǎo, [諾克少], Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania (Tw) 过少 guòshǎo, [過少], too few/insufficient 酒逢知己千杯少 jiǔféngzhījǐqiānbēishǎo, a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)/when you'... 钱多事少离家近 qiánduōshìshǎolíjiājìn, [錢多事少離家近], lots of money, less work, and close to home/ideal job 鲜少 xiǎnshǎo, [鮮少], very few/rarely