少 shǎo
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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') -
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) -
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) -
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') -
shǎo
verb
to be less than
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '少' shǎo v 2) -
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) -
shǎo
adverb
short-term
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 不久 (Guoyu '少' shǎo adv 1) -
shǎo
adverb
infrequently
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 不经常 (Guoyu '少' shǎo adv 2) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
shào
proper noun
Shao
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '少' shào n 3) -
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
- 少善根 few good roots; little virtue
- 计功多少量彼来处(計功多少,量彼來處。) assess the amount of work involved
- 少净天(少淨天) Parittasubha Heaven; The Heaven of Limited Purity
- 古今多少事 都付笑谈中(古今多少事 都付笑談中) Laugh away all that has happened in the past and present.
- 少室六门(少室六門) Shao Shi Liu Men
- 回少向多 dedicating the few to the many
- 少善 little virtue
- 无少分实义(無少分實義) not the least aspect of reality
- 了却人间多少事 笑开天下古今愁(了却人間多少事 笑開天下古今愁) See through the many mundane affairs, Laugh away sorrows past and present.
- 少欲知足 content with few desires
- 年少王子 Small Young Princes
- 譬喻问号(二) 智慧似海洋, 深乎浅乎? 戒律似老师, 是正是邪? 布施似耕耘, 有收无收? 供养似奉献, 真心假意? 美女似春花, 是久是暂? 欲望似饑渴, 太多太少? 语言似冬阳, 炙乎暖乎? 笑容似春风, 是真是假? 时间似车轮, 该快该慢? 精进似电力, 是动是停?(譬喻問號(二) 智慧似海洋, 深乎淺乎? 戒律似老師, 是正是邪? 布施似耕耘, 有收無收? 供養似奉獻, 真心假意? 美女似春花, 是久是暫? 欲望似饑渴, 太多太少? 語言似冬陽, 炙乎暖乎? 笑容似春風, 是真是假? 時間似車輪, 該快該慢? 精進似電力, 是動是停?) Metaphors (2) Wisdom is an ocean. Is it shallow or deep? Precepts are teachers. Are they righteous or not? Generosity is cultivation. Will there be harvests or not? Offering is dedication. Is it genuine or pretentious? Beauty is a spring blossom. Does it last long or short? Desire is thirst. Is it too much or too little? Words are the winter sun. Do they warm or burn? Smile is a spring breeze. Is it real or fake? Time is a cartwheel. Should it go fast or slow? Diligence is electricity. Should it energize or stop?
Also contained in
极少数 、 少有 、 至少 、 秘书少监 、 前少帝 、 较少 、 多少 、 积少成多 、 少林 、 少不得 、 刘少奇 、 恶少 、 少壮派 、 极少 、 少量 、 陆军少将 、 少林派 、 少块肉 、 少选 、 洋场恶少 、 少女 、 酒逢知己千杯少 、 多一事不如少一事 、 少年犯 、 少儿 、 少成多 、 少长 、 少妇 、 少阳病 、 少吴绫 、 青少年福利 、 少府 、 少白头 、 少年夫妻老来伴 、 阔少 、 老少 、 稀少 、 少突胶质 、 我少
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
- 少病 (少病) 多病少病 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 8
- 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
- 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