Official syllabus record 少 · entry 180.
CHINESE WORD 180 · HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1
少 shǎo
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MEANING · PINYIN · OFFICIAL WORD CLASS
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形、动 · adjective, verb
2 LEARNING SENSES
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少Usage 1 of 2
fewadj. few这个班的学生很少。
There are very few students in this class.
少Usage 2 of 2
reducev. reduce请你少说一点。
Please talk a little less.
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