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how much?; how many? / (phone number, student ID etc) what number?
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *少* | 少* | *少
few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom
HSK 1
small number / few / minority
HSK 2
early youth / youngster / (literary) youth; young man
HSK 2
many / a lot / not few
HSK 2
at least / (to say the) least
HSK 3
adolescent / youth / teenager
HSK 2
lack / shortage of / shortfall / to be short (of) / to lack
HSK 3
child
HSK 6
number; amount / somewhat
to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *少* | 少* | *少
young
more or less
HSK 7-9
extremely few / a small minority
HSK 7-9
girl / young lady
HSK 7-9
Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
HSK 7-9
indispensable
sparse / rare
HSK 7-9
to some extent / more or less
no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
rare / infrequent
HSK 7-9
at least / minimum / lowest (amount) / minimal
rare; seldom seen / (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you
HSK 7-9
a smidgen / a little bit / a few
HSK 7-9
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply
(Tw) young people; youngster
lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom) / fig. inauspicious; everything points to disaster
boys and girls / teenagers
indispensable; essential
it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom) / the less complications the better
cannot do without / to be unavoidable / are bound to be many
HSK 7-9
absolutely necessary / indispensable / essential
HSK 7-9
junior ranking officer in Chinese army / major / lieutenant commander
the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school
husband and wife in youth, companions in old age
using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
declining birthrate (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 少子化 "shoushika")
Young Pioneers of China, abbr. for 少年先鋒隊|少年先锋队
not suitable for children
young / junior
if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age
young criminal / juvenile delinquent
the old and the young
young, unmarried male; young guy
(idiom) many little things add up to sth great; many little drops make an ocean
lots of money, less work, and close to home / ideal job
ethnic minority
suitable for young and old
very little / very few
young guard / young and vigorous group with new ideas / new wave
Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities
accomplished though young / lacking youthful vigor
second lieutenant (army rank)
young and pretty / pretty girl
a little; a few
(idiom) unable to plan; inept at strategy
a short while / soon
Few words are best. / Brevity is the soul of wit.
a rich young bully of old Shanghai
Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution
somewhat / more or less
there is a lot to it / not a straightforward matter
very few; very little
young thug / malicious young ruffian
major general / rear admiral / air vice marshal
(literary) a little while
cheating neither old nor young / treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously / Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.
son of the boss / young master of the house / your son (honorific)
(after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment)
boss's son
Mind your own business! / Don't interfere!
young married woman
many wolves and not enough meat / not enough to go around
short of food and clothing / destitute
(idiom) young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
men, women, young and old; all kinds of people; people of all ages
cannot be avoided / cannot do without
to give short weight
young lady of the house / wife of the young master
lesser yang gallbladder meridian of the leg (one of the 12 principal meridians of TCM)
lieutenant commander
very few / rarely
talk nicely and avoid disputes / give compliments and not remarks
(idiom) young and inexperienced; wet behind the ears
boss's son / young master; young boss
soon / a short while / a narrow gap / slightly better (state of health)
in a short while / presently
to be prematurely gray / young person with graying hair
keep calm, don't get excited / don't be impatient
Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League) / abbr. to 少先隊|少先队
(coll.) dim-witted / foolish / absent-minded
suitable for both the young and the old
hardly any better / just as bad
peerless / second to none (idiom)
Jungfrau, peak in Switzerland
refrain (from doing sth) / (coll.) Come on! / Give me a break! / Save it!
(coll.) (usually used in the negative) (can't) hurt (to do sth) / (won't) hurt (to do sth)

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