少
数

Small number in Chinese: 少数 (shǎo shù)

shǎo shù

small number

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 少數1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1small number
  2. 2few
  3. 3minority

Stroke order

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少
数

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄕㄠˇ

shǎo

ㄕ/ shㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄨˋ

shù

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

少数

Simplified

少數

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 只有少数人来参加这个会。

    zhǐ yǒu shǎo shù rén lái cān jiā zhè ge huì。

    Only a small number of people came to this meeting.

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Related words

少

shǎo

few

数

shù

number

多少

duō shǎo

number

数学

shù xué

mathematics

减少

jiǎn shǎo

to lessen

缺少

quē shǎo

lack

数量

shù liàng

amount

数字

shù zì

numeral

至少

zhì shǎo

at least

数据

shù jù

data

数码

shù mǎ

number

无数

wú shù

countless

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