Decoded Slug: 少 (shǎo) - Few/Little
Mandarin Grammar Point
少 (shǎo) - Few/Little
少 (shǎo) - Few/Little
Short explanation:
Used to describe a small quantity, amount, number or degree.
Formation:
Subject + Verb + 少 + Object
Examples:
我家的书真少，我需要去图书馆借更多的书。
Wǒ jiā de shū zhēn shǎo, wǒ xūyào qù túshūguǎn jiè gèng duō de shū.
There are so few books in my house, I need to go to the library to borrow more books.
他的朋友很少，他常常感到孤独。
Tā de péngyǒu hěn shǎo, tā chángcháng gǎndào gūdú.
He has few friends, he often feels lonely.
你为什么吃得这么少？我现在不太饿。
Nǐ wèishénme chī dé zhème shǎo? Wǒ xiànzài bù tài è.
Why are you eating so little? I'm not very hungry right now.
这间教室的学生太少了，我们需要招更多的学生。
Zhè jiàn jiàoshì de xuéshēng tài shǎo le, wǒmen xūyào zhāo gèng duō de xuéshēng.
There are too few students in this classroom, we need to recruit more students.
Long explanation:
'少 (shǎo)' is a Mandarin Chinese adjective used to express that the quantity, amount, or number of something is small. The equivalent word in English is 'few' or 'little'. It can be used before both countable and uncountable nouns.