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HSK 1
少

HSK 1adjectiveverb

少

shǎo

少 (shǎo) means “few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom”. It is an HSK 1 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

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Example

人很少。

Rén hěn shǎo.

There are very few people.

Words containing 少

多少duō shǎonumber; amount; somewhat 减少jiǎn shǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower 缺少quē shǎolack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack 至少zhì shǎoat least; (to say the) least 青少年qīng shào niánadolescent; youth; teenager 不少bù shǎomany; a lot; not few 少年shào niánearly youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man 少数shǎo shùsmall number; few; minority 少儿shào érchild

More HSK 1 vocabulary

爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs 八bāeight; 8 爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)我wǒI; me; my 杯子bēi zicup; glass 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)你好nǐ hǎohello 北京běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Frequently asked questions

What does 少 mean?: 少 (shǎo) means “few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom”. It is an HSK 1 word.
How is 少 pronounced?: 少 is pronounced “shǎo” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 少?: 少 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 少?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 少 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27