少量 shǎo liàng ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ siu2 loeng6 HSK 7-9
- a smidgen
- a little bit
- a few
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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
- 少有 shǎo yǒu ㄕㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ siu2 jau5 rare
- 少见 少見 shǎo jiàn ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ siu2 gin3 rare; seldom seen
- 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
量
- 尽量 儘量 jǐn liàng ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ zeon2 loeng6 as much as possible
- 分量 fèn liàng ㄈㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ fan1 loeng4 (food) portion size
- 分量 fèn liang ㄈㄣˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ fan6 loeng6 quantity; weight; measure
- 剂量 劑量 jì liàng ㄐㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ zai1 loeng6 dosage
- 力量 lì liang ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ lik6 loeng6 power; force; strength
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- 含量 hán liàng ㄏㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ham4 loeng6 content
- 商量 shāng liang ㄕㄤ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ soeng1 loeng6 to consult
- 大量 dà liàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ daai6 loeng6 great amount
- 容量 róng liàng ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ jung4 loeng6 capacity
- 打量 dǎ liang ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ daa2 loeng6 to size sb up
- 数量 數量 shù liàng ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ sou3 loeng6 amount; quantity
- 流量 liú liàng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ lau4 loeng6 flow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic
- 海量 hǎi liàng ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ hoi2 loeng6 huge volume
- 测量 測量 cè liáng ㄘㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ cak1 loeng4 survey
- 热量 熱量 rè liàng ㄖㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ jit6 loeng6 heat
- 产量 產量 chǎn liàng ㄔㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ caan2 loeng6 output
- 尽量 盡量 jìn liàng ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ zeon6 loeng6 as much as possible
- 总量 總量 zǒng liàng ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ zung2 loeng6 total
- 考量 kǎo liáng ㄎㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ haau2 loeng4 to consider
- 能量 néng liàng ㄋㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ nang4 loeng6 energy
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)
- 不自量力 bù zì liàng lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 zi6 loeng6 lik6 (idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities
- 功德无量 功德無量 gōng dé wú liàng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄜˊ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ gung1 dak1 mou4 loeng6 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
- 宽宏大量 寬宏大量 kuān hóng dà liàng ㄎㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ fun1 wang4 daai6 loeng6 magnanimous (idiom); generous
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- 量才录用 量才錄用 liàng cái lù yòng ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ loeng6 coi4 luk6 jung6 to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task
- 量力而行 liàng lì ér xíng ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ loeng6 lik6 ji4 hang4 to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence
- 量入为出 量入為出 liàng rù wéi chū ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄖㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨ loeng6 jap6 wai4 ceot1 to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom); to live within one's means
- 量体裁衣 量體裁衣 liàng tǐ cái yī ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄊㄧˇ ㄘㄞˊ ㄧ loeng4 tai2 coi4 ji1 lit. to cut cloth according to the body (idiom)
- 有商有量 yǒu shāng yǒu liàng ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄤ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ jau5 soeng1 jau5 loeng4 to talk things through (idiom)
- 自不量力 zì bù liàng lì ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ zi6 bat1 loeng6 lik6 to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)
Example sentences
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这个 這個 国家 國家 只 剩下 少量 的 长颈鹿 長頸鹿 。
Only small populations of giraffes remain in this country.
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