少 shǎo

1. shǎo adjective few
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: In the sense of 不多 (Guoyu '少' shǎo adj 1; Unihan '少')
2. shǎo verb to decrease; to lessen; to lose
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: In the sense of 丟失 (Guoyu '少' shǎo v 3)
3. shǎo adverb slightly; somewhat
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 略微 or 稍微 (Guoyu '少' shǎo adv 3)
4. shǎo verb to be inadequate; to be insufficient
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 不夠 (Guoyu '少' shǎo v 1; Unihan '少')
5. shǎo verb to be less than
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '少' shǎo v 2)
6. shǎo verb to despise; to scorn; to look down on
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 轻视 (Guoyu '少' shǎo v 4)
7. shǎo adverb short-term
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 不久 (Guoyu '少' shǎo adv 1)
8. shǎo adverb infrequently
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 不经常 (Guoyu '少' shǎo adv 2)
9. shǎo adverb slightly; somewhat
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 略微 or 稍微 (Guoyu '少' shǎo adv 2)
10. shào adjective young
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 年幼 or 年轻 (Guoyu '少' shào adj 1)
11. shào noun youth
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 年轻的时候 (Guoyu '少' shào n 1)
12. shào noun a youth; a young person
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 年轻人 (Guoyu '少' shào n 2)
13. shào proper noun Shao
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '少' shào n 3)
14. shǎo adjective few
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: alpa, Japanese: shou (BCSD '少', p. 398; MW 'alpa'; SH '少', p. 148; Unihan '少')

Contained in

• 佛为年少比丘说正事经(佛為年少比丘說正事經) Fo Wei Nianshao Biqiu Shuo Zhengshi Jing
• 少净(少淨) limited purity
• 知彼佛劫数多少(知彼佛劫數多少) knows which Buddhas appeared in which kalpas
• 少善 little virtue
• 四小不可轻; 1. 小小火苖 2. 幼小之龙 3. 年少王子 4. 年幼沙弥(四小不可輕; 1. 小小火苖 2. 幼小之龍 3. 年少王子 4. 年幼沙彌) Four Small Things Not to Be Taken Lightly: 1. Small little sparks; 2. Small young water nagas; 3. Small young princes; 4. Small young novices
• 少烦少恼少欲望 多施多舍多吉祥(少煩少惱少欲望 多施多捨多吉祥) Worry less, desire less, be less angry; Give more, share more, be more auspicious.
• 是故善少力虽劣(是故善少力雖劣) Thus, virtue is perpetually ever so feeble
• 少光天 Parittabha Heaven; The Heaven of Limited Radiance
• 1. 眼观四方 拓展视野 2. 耳听八面 察纳雅言 3. 头脑灵活 圆融世事 4. 知觉敏锐 减少错误 5. 古道热肠 广结人缘 6. 肝胆相照 获得情义(1. 眼觀四方 拓展視野 2. 耳聽八面 察納雅言 3. 頭腦靈活 圓融世事 4. 知覺敏銳 減少錯誤 5. 古道熱腸 廣結人緣 6. 肝膽相照 獲得情義) Be alert to your surroundings so as to broaden your vision. Remain aware to all sounds so as to embrace honest advice. Stay mentally agile so as to harmonize all matters. Keep your senses sharp so as to minimize mistakes. Be considerate and warmhearted so as to broadly develop good affinities. Watch out for your friends so as to win loyalty and friendship.

Also contained in

较少 、 少不了 、 少年夫妻老来伴 、 少壮派 、 前少帝 、 花有重开日，人无再少年 、 少府 、 或多或少 、 少块肉 、 老少无欺 、 陆军少将 、 安国少季 、 秘书少监 、 少年之家 、 少间 、 少不得 、 以少胜多 、 集少成多 、 少东 、 过少 、 寡二少双 、 短少 、 少见 、 少年宫 、 宋少帝 、 后少帝 、 酒逢知己千杯少 、 青少年 、 少男少女 、 必不可少 、 少数民族 、 少数 、 少校 、 少尉 、 少林 、 年少 、 少说为佳 、 不少 、 少府监 、 钱多事少离家近 、 少许 、 多多少少

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 103 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 99 , has parallel version
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 92
• Scroll 149 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 78
• Scroll 9 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 74
• Scroll 29 Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (Da Zhi Du Lun) 大智度論 — count: 72 , has English translation
• Scroll 9 Abhidharmaprakaraṇapādaśāstra (Zhong Shi Fen Apitan Lun) 眾事分阿毘曇論 — count: 69
• Scroll 154 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 68
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 68
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 61
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 57

Collocations

• 色少 (色少) 觀外色少 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 9 — count: 22
• 食少 (食少) 其食少者 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 19
• 少色 (少色) 或言少色是我 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 11
• 少因缘 (少因緣) 見五百末羅以少因緣 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 8
• 少病 (少病) 多病少病 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 8
• 少分 (少分) 我今須往盜其少分 — The Story of the Two Brahmins Vāsiṣṭa and Bhāradvāja (Baiyi Jin Chuang Er Poluomen Yuanqi Jing) 白衣金幢二婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 2 — count: 7
• 病少 (病少) 多病少病 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 7
• 少恼 (少惱) 少病少惱 — Sutra on Śakra's Questions (Dishi Suo Wen Jing) 帝釋所問經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
• 少修善 (少修善) 我等由少修善行 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 5
• 少多 (少多) 雖復少多得上人勝法 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 5