极少 極少
极少 極少 jí shǎo ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ gik6 siu2
- very little
- very few
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极 極
- 两极 兩極 liǎng jí ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧˊ loeng5 gik6 the two poles
- 北极 北極 běi jí ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ bak1 gik6 the North Pole
- 南极 南極 nán jí ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ naam4 gik6 the South Pole
- 太极 太極 Tài jí ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ taai3 gik6 the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology
- 极了 極了 jí le ㄐㄧˊ ˙ㄌㄜ gik6 liu5 extremely
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- 极其 極其 jí qí ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ gik6 kei4 extremely
- 极力 極力 jí lì ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ gik6 lik6 to make a supreme effort
- 极度 極度 jí dù ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄨˋ gik6 dou6 extremely
- 极为 極為 jí wéi ㄐㄧˊ ㄨㄟˊ gik6 wai4 extremely; exceedingly
- 极端 極端 jí duān ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄢ gik6 dyun1 extreme
- 极限 極限 jí xiàn ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ gik6 haan6 limit
- 消极 消極 xiāo jí ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˊ siu1 gik6 negative
- 积极 積極 jī jí ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧˊ zik1 gik6 active
- 南极洲 南極洲 Nán jí zhōu ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄡ naam4 gik6 zau1 Antarctica
- 太极拳 太極拳 tài jí quán ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ taai3 gik6 kyun4 shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
- 极少数 極少數 jí shǎo shù ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ gik6 siu2 sou3 extremely few
- 偏极 偏極 piān jí ㄆㄧㄢ ㄐㄧˊ pin1 gik6 (physics) polarization
- 偶极 偶極 ǒu jí ㄡˇ ㄐㄧˊ ngau5 gik6 dipole (e.g. magnetic dipole)
- 单极 單極 dān jí ㄉㄢ ㄐㄧˊ daan1 gik6 unipolar
- 基极 基極 jī jí ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧˊ gei1 gik6 base electrode (in transistor)
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
- 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
Idioms with these characters
- 殚精极虑 殫精極慮 dān jīng jí lǜ ㄉㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄩˋ to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
- 极深研几 極深研幾 jí shēn yán jǐ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄣ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧˇ gik6 sam1 jin4 gei2 deep and detailed investigation (idiom)
- 乐不可极 樂不可極 lè bù kě jí ㄌㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧˊ lok6 bat1 ho2 gik6 (idiom) one should not overindulge in pleasure
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- 乐极生悲 樂極生悲 lè jí shēng bēi ㄌㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄟ lok6 gik6 sang1 bei1 extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!
- 否极泰来 否極泰來 pǐ jí tài lái ㄆㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ pei2 gik6 taai3 loi4 extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)
- 穷奢极侈 窮奢極侈 qióng shē jí chǐ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄕㄜ ㄐㄧˊ ㄔˇ kung4 ce1 gik6 ci2 extravagant in the extreme (idiom)
- 穷奢极欲 窮奢極欲 qióng shē jí yù ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄕㄜ ㄐㄧˊ ㄩˋ kung4 ce1 gik6 juk6 to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance
- 物极必反 物極必反 wù jí bì fǎn ㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄈㄢˇ mat6 gik6 bit1 faan2 when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
- 喜极而泣 喜極而泣 xǐ jí ér qì ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˋ hei2 gik6 ji4 jap1 crying tears of joy (idiom)
- 罪大恶极 罪大惡極 zuì dà è jí ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄜˋ ㄐㄧˊ zeoi6 daai6 ok3 gik6 guilty of terrible crimes (idiom)
- 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)
Example sentences
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极少数 極少數 的 日本人 可以 很 好 地 使用 英语 英語 。
Few Japanese can use English well.
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反社会 反社會 者 极少 極少 为 為 他们 他們 的 罪行 显露 顯露 懊悔 或 有罪 恶 惡 的 感觉 感覺 。
Sociopaths rarely display remorse or feelings of guilt for their crimes.
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