few in Chinese

少

HSK 3.0 · Level 1

shǎo

few
less
to lack
to be missing
to stop (doing sth)
seldom

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Example sentences

tuìxiū 退休 hòu 后 tā 他 de 的 shōurù 收入 shǎo 少 le 了 yībàn 一半。

His income was diminished by half after retirement.
nǐ 你 de 的 kāfēi 咖啡 lǐ 里 yǒu 有 fēicháng 非常 shǎo 少 de 的 shuǐ 水。

There is very little water in your coffee.

Other words for few

小 xiǎo HSK 1

small; tiny; few; young
少数（少數） shǎoshù HSK 2

small number; few; minority
寡 guǎ

few; scant; widowed
啲 dī

some; few; a little (Cantonese)
尐 jié

(literary) few; a couple of
鲜（鮮） xiǎn HSK 4

few; rare

7 entries in ChineseDict list "few" as a meaning.