少有 shǎo yǒu ㄕㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ siu2 jau5 HSK 7-9
- rare
- infrequent
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少
- 不少 bù shǎo ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇ bat1 siu2 many; quite a few; a good number of
- 多少 duō shǎo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ do1 siu2 number; amount
- 多少 duō shao ㄉㄨㄛ ˙ㄕㄠ do1 siu2 how much?; how many?
- 少儿 少兒 shào ér ㄕㄠˋ ㄦˊ siu3 ji4 child
- 少女 shào nǚ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄩˇ siu3 neoi5 girl
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- 少年 shào nián ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ siu3 nin4 early youth
- 少数 少數 shǎo shù ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ siu2 sou3 small number
- 少见 少見 shǎo jiàn ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ siu2 gin3 rare; seldom seen
- 少量 shǎo liàng ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ siu2 loeng6 a smidgen
- 最少 zuì shǎo ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄠˇ zeoi3 siu2 at least
- 减少 減少 jiǎn shǎo ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄠˇ gaam2 siu2 to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
- 稀少 xī shǎo ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ hei1 siu2 sparse
- 缺少 quē shǎo ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ kyut3 siu2 lack
- 至少 zhì shǎo ㄓˋ ㄕㄠˇ zi3 siu2 at least
- 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo ㄕㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ siu2 bat1 liu5 cannot do without
- 少林寺 Shào lín Sì ㄕㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄙˋ siu3 lam4 zi6 Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
- 极少数 極少數 jí shǎo shù ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ gik6 siu2 sou3 extremely few
- 青少年 qīng shào nián ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cing1 siu3 nin4 adolescent
- 多多少少 duō duō shǎo shǎo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄠˇ do1 do1 siu2 siu2 to some extent
- 必不可少 bì bù kě shǎo ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄠˇ bit1 bat1 ho2 siu2 absolutely necessary
有
- 享有 xiǎng yǒu ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄡˇ hoeng2 jau5 to enjoy (rights, privileges etc)
- 占有 佔有 zhàn yǒu ㄓㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇ zim3 jau5 to have
- 共有 gòng yǒu ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ gung6 jau5 in total there are ...
- 具有 jù yǒu ㄐㄩˋ ㄧㄡˇ geoi6 jau5 to have; to possess
- 原有 yuán yǒu ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˇ jyun4 jau5 original
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- 只有 zhǐ yǒu ㄓˇ ㄧㄡˇ zi2 jau5 only have ...; there is only ...
- 含有 hán yǒu ㄏㄢˊ ㄧㄡˇ ham4 jau5 to contain
- 固有 gù yǒu ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ gu3 jau5 intrinsic to sth
- 国有 國有 guó yǒu ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄡˇ gwok3 jau5 nationalized
- 大有 dà yǒu ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ daai6 jau5 there is a great deal of ... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in 大有希望)
- 富有 fù yǒu ㄈㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ fu3 jau5 rich; wealthy; affluent
- 带有 帶有 dài yǒu ㄉㄞˋ ㄧㄡˇ daai3 jau5 to have as a feature or characteristic; to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc); to carry (a pathogen, connotation etc)
- 患有 huàn yǒu ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇ waan6 jau5 to contract (an illness)
- 所有 suǒ yǒu ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˇ so2 jau5 all
- 持有 chí yǒu ㄔˊ ㄧㄡˇ ci4 jau5 to hold (passport, views etc)
- 拥有 擁有 yōng yǒu ㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˇ jung2 jau5 to have; to possess; to own
- 有事 yǒu shì ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ jau5 si6 to be occupied with sth
- 有些 yǒu xiē ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝ jau5 se1 some
- 有人 yǒu rén ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ jau5 jan4 someone
- 有利 yǒu lì ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˋ jau5 lei6 advantageous; favorable
Idioms with these characters
- 寡二少双 寡二少雙 guǎ èr shǎo shuāng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄦˋ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄤ gwaa2 ji6 siu3 soeng1 peerless
- 积少成多 積少成多 jī shǎo chéng duō ㄐㄧ ㄕㄠˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄛ zik1 siu2 sing4 do1 (idiom) many little things add up to sth great; many little drops make an ocean
- 老夫少妻 lǎo fū shào qī ㄌㄠˇ ㄈㄨ ㄕㄠˋ ㄑㄧ lou5 fu1 siu3 cai1 (idiom) older husband and much younger wife
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- 年少无知 年少無知 nián shào wú zhī ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄠˋ ㄨˊ ㄓ nin4 siu3 mou4 zi1 (idiom) young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
- 人烟稀少 人煙稀少 rén yān xī shǎo ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ jan4 jin1 hei1 siu2 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
- 僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo ㄙㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄡ ㄕㄠˇ zang1 do1 zuk1 siu2 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
- 少不更事 shào bù gēng shì ㄕㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄥ ㄕˋ (idiom) young and inexperienced; wet behind the ears
- 少见多怪 少見多怪 shǎo jiàn duō guài ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄞˋ siu2 gin3 do1 gwaai3 lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be astonished by certain things (idiom)
- 疏谋少略 疎謀少略 shū móu shǎo lüè ㄕㄨ ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄩㄝˋ (idiom) unable to plan; inept at strategy
- 凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ hung1 do1 gat1 siu3 lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom)
- 别有用心 別有用心 bié yǒu yòng xīn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ bit6 jau5 jung6 sam1 to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
- 绰绰有余 綽綽有餘 chuò chuò yǒu yú ㄔㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ coek3 coek3 jau5 jyu4 (idiom) more than enough
- 错落有致 錯落有致 cuò luò yǒu zhì ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓˋ cok3 lok6 jau5 zi3 in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect
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- 大有裨益 dà yǒu bì yì ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄧˋ daai6 jau5 bei1 jik1 bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful
- 大有可为 大有可為 dà yǒu kě wéi ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˊ daai6 jau5 ho2 wai4 with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
- 恶有恶报 惡有惡報 è yǒu è bào ㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄜˋ ㄅㄠˋ ok3 jau5 ok3 bou3 evil has its retribution (idiom); to suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds
- 发奋有为 發奮有為 fā fèn yǒu wéi ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ faat3 fan5 jau5 wai4 to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom)
- 更有甚者 gèng yǒu shèn zhě ㄍㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄓㄜˇ gang3 jau5 sam6 ze2 furthermore (idiom)
- 隔墙有耳 隔牆有耳 gé qiáng yǒu ěr ㄍㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄦˇ gaak3 coeng4 jau5 ji5 the walls have ears (idiom)
- 各有千秋 gè yǒu qiān qiū ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ gok3 jau5 cin1 cau1 each has its own merits (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 至少 有 十 本 书 書 。
I have at least ten books.
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他 至少 有 一 千 本 书 書 。
He has at least one thousand books.
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很 少有 人 知道 怎么 怎麼 做 。
Few people know how to do it.
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你 很 少有 这么 這麼 早起 床 。
You rarely ever wake up this early.
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我们 我們 班 至少 有 三十 个 個 学生 學生 。
There are at least thirty students in our class.
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