少
量

A smidgen in Chinese: 少量 (shǎo liàng)

shǎo liàng

a smidgen

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1a smidgen
  2. 2a little bit
  3. 3a few

Stroke order

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少
量

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄕㄠˇ

shǎo

ㄕ/ shㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄌㄧㄤˋ

liàng

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 每天喝少量的咖啡对身体有好处。

    měi tiān hē shǎo liàng de kā fēi duì shēn tǐ yǒu hǎo chù。

    Drinking a small amount of coffee each day is good for you.

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Related words

少

shǎo

few

量

liáng

to measure

多少

duō shǎo

number

减少

jiǎn shǎo

to lessen

缺少

quē shǎo

lack

商量

shāng liang

to consult

数量

shù liàng

amount

至少

zhì shǎo

at least

质量

zhì liàng

quality

尽量

jǐn liàng

as much as possible

力量

lì liang

power

重量

zhòng liàng

weight

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