少 shǎo HSK 1
Numbers

少 — few; little

Stroke order
Example sentences
今天 jīntiān 人很少 rén hěn shǎo
Today there are few people
我 wǒ 喝很少 hē hěn shǎo 咖啡 kāfēi
I drink little coffee
因为 yīnwèi 工作 gōngzuò 太忙 tài máng 最近 zuìjìn 休息 xiūxi 很少 hěn shǎo
Because I am busy with work, I rest very little lately
Grammar note

Often confused with 小: 少 indicates quantity; 小 indicates size.

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Words from the sentences
今天 jīntiān today 我 wǒ I; me 咖啡 kā fēi coffee 因为 yīnwèi because 工作 gōngzuò work; to work 最近 zuìjìn recently; nearest 休息 xiūxi to rest
Related by grammar
小 xiǎo young (prefix); small
HSK1 categories
Adjectives (9) Communication (20) Daily Life (36) Education (25) Family (10) Feelings (6) Food & Drink (20) Grammar (29) Nature (9) Numbers (29) Particles (8) People (16) Places (5) Positions (15) Pronouns (18) Time (29) Transport (5) Verbs (12)
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