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Trad |
Simp |
Mandarin |
Definition |
Days old |
Ver |
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傲慢少禮 |
傲慢少礼 |
[[ao4man4-shao3li3]] |
/see 傲慢無禮|傲慢无礼[ao4man4-wu2li3]/ |
721
|
2 |
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必不可缺 |
必不可缺 |
[bi4 bu4 ke3 que1] |
/see 必不可少[bi4 bu4 ke3 shao3]/ |
5288
|
1 |
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必不可少 |
必不可少 |
[bi4 bu4 ke3 shao3] |
/absolutely necessary/indispensable/essential/ |
7100
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1 |
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不可缺少 |
不可缺少 |
[bu4 ke3 que1 shao3] |
/indispensable/ |
7100
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1 |
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不可少 |
不可少 |
[[bu4ke3 shao3]] |
/indispensable; essential/ |
863
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2 |
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不少 |
不少 |
[[bu4shao3]] |
/many; quite a few; a good number of/ |
156
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2 |
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長拳 |
长拳 |
[chang2 quan2] |
/Changquan - Northern Shaolin (北少林) - Longfist - Martial Art/ |
6323
|
1 |
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短少 |
短少 |
[duan3 shao3] |
/to be short of the full amount/ |
5167
|
1 |
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多多少少 |
多多少少 |
[duo1 duo1 shao3 shao3] |
/to some extent/more or less/ |
6695
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1 |
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多少有些 |
多少有些 |
[duo1 shao3 you3 xie1] |
/somewhat/more or less/ |
5169
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1 |
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多退少補 |
多退少补 |
[duo1 tui4 shao3 bu3] |
/(after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment)/ |
2949
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1 |
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多一事不如少一事 |
多一事不如少一事 |
[duo1 yi1 shi4 bu4 ru2 shao3 yi1 shi4] |
/it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)/the less complications the better/ |
4061
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1 |
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多栽花少栽刺 |
多栽花少栽刺 |
[duo1 zai1 hua1 shao3 zai1 ci4] |
/talk nicely and avoid disputes/give compliments and not remarks/ |
6354
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1 |
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多少 |
多少 |
[[duo1shao3]] |
/number; amount/somewhat/ |
831
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2 |
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多少 |
多少 |
[[duo1shao5]] |
/how much?; how many?/(phone number, student ID etc) what number?/ |
831
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2 |
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惡少 |
恶少 |
[e4 shao4] |
/young thug/malicious young ruffian/ |
6626
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1 |
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發熱伴血小板減少綜合徵 |
发热伴血小板减少综合征 |
[fa1 re4 ban4 xue4 xiao3 ban3 jian3 shao3 zong1 he2 zheng1] |
/severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)/ |
5613
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1 |
|
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寡二少雙 |
寡二少双 |
[gua3 er4 shao3 shuang1] |
/peerless/second to none (idiom)/ |
3830
|
1 |
|
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過少 |
过少 |
[guo4 shao3] |
/too few/insufficient/ |
6709
|
1 |
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海軍少校 |
海军少校 |
[hai3 jun1 shao4 xiao4] |
/lieutenant commander/ |
1931
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1 |
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花有重開日,人無再少年 |
花有重开日,人无再少年 |
[hua1 you3 chong2 kai1 ri4 , ren2 wu2 zai4 shao4 nian2] |
/a flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again (proverb)/ |
4229
|
1 |
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或多或少 |
或多或少 |
[huo4 duo1 huo4 shao3] |
/more or less/ |
7100
|
1 |
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積少成多 |
积少成多 |
[[ji1shao3-cheng2duo1]] |
/(idiom) many little things add up to sth great; many little drops make an ocean/ |
552
|
2 |
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肌少症 |
肌少症 |
[[ji1shao3zheng4]] |
/(medicine) sarcopenia/ |
22
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2 |
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極少 |
极少 |
[ji2 shao3] |
/very little/very few/ |
6550
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1 |
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極少數 |
极少数 |
[ji2 shao3 shu4] |
/extremely few/a small minority/ |
6573
|
1 |
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減少 |
减少 |
[[jian3shao3]] |
/to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower/ |
805
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2 |
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酒逢知己千杯少 |
酒逢知己千杯少 |
[jiu3 feng2 zhi1 ji3 qian1 bei1 shao3] |
/a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)/when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down/ |
2459
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1 |
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聚少離多 |
聚少离多 |
[[ju4shao3-li2duo1]] |
/(of a husband and wife etc) to spend more time apart than together; to see each other very little/ |
426
|
2 |
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空少 |
空少 |
[kong1 shao4] |
/airline steward (abbr. for 空中少爺|空中少爷[kong1 zhong1 shao4 ye5])/ |
2396
|
1 |
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空中少爺 |
空中少爷 |
[kong1 zhong1 shao4 ye5] |
/airline steward/ |
5392
|
1 |
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闊少 |
阔少 |
[[kuo4shao4]] |
/(derog.) young man from a wealthy family/ |
98
|
2 |
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狼多肉少 |
狼多肉少 |
[lang2 duo1 rou4 shao3] |
/many wolves and not enough meat/not enough to go around/ |
6663
|
1 |
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老來少 |
老来少 |
[lao3 lai2 shao4] |
/old but young at heart/ |
6613
|
1 |
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老少 |
老少 |
[lao3 shao4] |
/the old and the young/ |
5881
|
1 |
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老少皆宜 |
老少皆宜 |
[lao3 shao4 jie1 yi2] |
/suitable for both the young and the old/ |
6280
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1 |
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老少無欺 |
老少无欺 |
[lao3 shao4 wu2 qi1] |
/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./ |
6573
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1 |
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老少咸宜 |
老少咸宜 |
[lao3 shao4 xian2 yi2] |
/suitable for young and old/ |
5881
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1 |
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老夫少妻 |
老夫少妻 |
[[lao3fu1-shao4qi1]] |
/(idiom) older husband and much younger wife/ |
64
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2 |
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老少配 |
老少配 |
[[lao3shao4pei4]] |
/romantic relationship with a significant age gap/ |
185
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2 |
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劉少奇 |
刘少奇 |
[Liu2 Shao4 qi2] |
/Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution/ |
6792
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1 |
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男女老少 |
男女老少 |
[nan2 nü3 lao3 shao4] |
/men, women, young and old; all kinds of people; people of all ages/ |
975
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1 |
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年少 |
年少 |
[nian2 shao4] |
/young/junior/ |
6724
|
1 |
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年少無知 |
年少无知 |
[[nian2shao4-wu2zhi1]] |
/(idiom) young and inexperienced; unsophisticated/ |
610
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2 |
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諾克少 |
诺克少 |
[Nuo4 ke4 shao3] |
/Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania (Tw)/ |
4831
|
1 |
|
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蜱咬病 |
蜱咬病 |
[pi2 yao3 bing4] |
/tick-bite sickness/informal term for 發熱伴血小板減少綜合徵|发热伴血小板减少综合征[fa1 re4 ban4 xue4 xiao3 ban3 jian3 shao3 zong1 he2 zheng1]/ |
5587
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1 |
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錢多事少離家近 |
钱多事少离家近 |
[qian2 duo1 shi4 shao3 li2 jia1 jin4] |
/lots of money, less work, and close to home/ideal job/ |
5746
|
1 |
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青少年 |
青少年 |
[qing1 shao4 nian2] |
/adolescent/youth/teenager/ |
5428
|
1 |
|
|
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缺斤少兩 |
缺斤少两 |
[que1 jin1 shao3 liang3] |
/to give short weight/ |
1192
|
1 |
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缺少 |
缺少 |
[que1 shao3] |
/lack/shortage of/shortfall/to be short (of)/to lack/ |
6607
|
1 |
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缺心少肺 |
缺心少肺 |
[que1 xin1 shao3 fei4] |
/brainless/stupid/ |
6798
|
1 |
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缺衣少食 |
缺衣少食 |
[que1 yi1 shao3 shi2] |
/short of food and clothing/destitute/ |
6798
|
1 |
|
|
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任安 |
任安 |
[Ren2 An1] |
/Ren An (-c. 90 BC), Han Dynasty general, also called Ren Shaoqing 任少卿/ |
3160
|
1 |
|
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人煙稀少 |
人烟稀少 |
[ren2 yan1 xi1 shao3] |
/no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate/ |
6332
|
1 |
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|
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僧多粥少 |
僧多粥少 |
[seng1 duo1 zhou1 shao3] |
/lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)/fig. not enough to go around/demand exceeds supply/ |
4474
|
1 |
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|
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稍安毋躁 |
稍安毋躁 |
[shao1 an1 wu2 zao4] |
/variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4]/ |
5138
|
1 |
|
|
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稍安勿躁 |
稍安勿躁 |
[shao1 an1 wu4 zao4] |
/variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4]/ |
5138
|
1 |
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少 |
少 |
[shao3] |
/few/less/to lack/to be missing/to stop (doing sth)/seldom/ |
4791
|
1 |
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少安無躁 |
少安无躁 |
[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4] |
/variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4]/ |
5138
|
1 |
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少安毋躁 |
少安毋躁 |
[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4] |
/keep calm, don't get excited/don't be impatient/ |
5138
|
1 |
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|
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少不得 |
少不得 |
[shao3 bu5 de2] |
/cannot be avoided/cannot do without/ |
6066
|
1 |
|
|
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少不了 |
少不了 |
[shao3 bu5 liao3] |
/cannot do without/to be unavoidable/are bound to be many/ |
6083
|
1 |
|
|
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少放 |
少放 |
[shao3 fang4] |
/to add less (of a spice etc)/ |
5551
|
1 |
|
|
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少根筋 |
少根筋 |
[shao3 gen1 jin1] |
/(coll.) dim-witted/foolish/absent-minded/ |
4591
|
1 |
|
|
|
少管閒事 |
少管闲事 |
[shao3 guan3 xian2 shi4] |
/Mind your own business!/Don't interfere!/ |
6251
|
1 |
|
|
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少間 |
少间 |
[shao3 jian4] |
/soon/a short while/a narrow gap/slightly better (state of health)/ |
6637
|
1 |
|
|
|
少刻 |
少刻 |
[shao3 ke4] |
/a short while/soon/ |
6637
|
1 |
|
|
|
少塊肉 |
少块肉 |
[shao3 kuai4 rou4] |
/(coll.) (usually used in the negative) (can't) hurt (to do sth)/(won't) hurt (to do sth)/ |
4563
|
1 |
|
|
|
少來 |
少来 |
[shao3 lai2] |
/refrain (from doing sth)/(coll.) Come on!/Give me a break!/Save it!/ |
4932
|
1 |
|
|
|
少量 |
少量 |
[shao3 liang4] |
/a smidgen/a little bit/a few/ |
6815
|
1 |
|
|
|
少頃 |
少顷 |
[shao3 qing3] |
/in a short while/presently/ |
6176
|
1 |
|
|
|
少數 |
少数 |
[shao3 shu4] |
/small number/few/minority/ |
7100
|
1 |
|
|
|
少數民族鄉 |
少数民族乡 |
[shao3 shu4 min2 zu2 xiang1] |
/ethnic township (formal village level subdivision of PRC county)/ |
6653
|
1 |
|
|
|
少說為佳 |
少说为佳 |
[shao3 shuo1 wei2 jia1] |
/Few words are best./Brevity is the soul of wit./ |
6542
|
1 |
|
|
|
少選 |
少选 |
[shao3 xuan3] |
/(literary) a little while/ |
3950
|
1 |
|
|
|
少有 |
少有 |
[shao3 you3] |
/rare/infrequent/ |
6791
|
1 |
|
|
|
少子化 |
少子化 |
[shao3 zi3 hua4] |
/declining birthrate (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 少子化 "shoushika")/ |
1396
|
1 |
|
|
|
少部分 |
少部分 |
[[shao3bu4fen5]] |
/a small proportion of/Taiwan pr. [shao3bu4fen4]/ |
787
|
2 |
|
|
|
少見 |
少见 |
[[shao3jian4]] |
/rare; seldom seen/(formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you/ |
838
|
2 |
|
|
|
少見多怪 |
少见多怪 |
[[shao3jian4-duo1guai4]] |
/(lit.) a person who has seen little of the world will be astonished by certain things (idiom)/(fig.) to be taken aback by sth because of one's lack of sophistication; naive; unworldly/ |
49
|
2 |
|
|
|
少數民族 |
少数民族 |
[[shao3shu4 min2zu2]] |
/ethnic minority/ |
496
|
2 |
|
|
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少數族裔 |
少数族裔 |
[[shao3shu4 zu2yi4]] |
/ethnic minority/ |
886
|
2 |
|
|
|
少許 |
少许 |
[[shao3xu3]] |
/a little; a few/ |
869
|
2 |
|
|
|
少之又少 |
少之又少 |
[[shao3zhi1-you4shao3]] |
/very few; very little/ |
372
|
2 |
|
|
|
少 |
少 |
[shao4] |
/young/ |
7100
|
1 |
|
|
|
少艾 |
少艾 |
[shao4 ai4] |
/young and pretty/pretty girl/ |
4164
|
1 |
|
|
|
少兒 |
少儿 |
[shao4 er2] |
/child/ |
6793
|
1 |
|
|
|
少兒不宜 |
少儿不宜 |
[shao4 er2 bu4 yi2] |
/not suitable for children/ |
5119
|
1 |
|
|
|
少婦 |
少妇 |
[shao4 fu4] |
/young married woman/ |
6281
|
1 |
|
|
|
少將 |
少将 |
[shao4 jiang4] |
/major general/rear admiral/air vice marshal/ |
7100
|
1 |
|
|
|
少林 |
少林 |
[Shao4 lin2] |
/the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school/ |
6932
|
1 |
|
|
|
少林寺 |
少林寺 |
[Shao4 lin2 Si4] |
/Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks/ |
4775
|
1 |
|
|
|
少奶奶 |
少奶奶 |
[shao4 nai3 nai5] |
/young lady of the house/wife of the young master/ |
4969
|
1 |
|
|
|
少男 |
少男 |
[shao4 nan2] |
/young, unmarried male; young guy/ |
1406
|
1 |
|
|
|
少男少女 |
少男少女 |
[shao4 nan2 shao4 nü3] |
/boys and girls/teenagers/ |
5746
|
1 |
|
|
|
少年 |
少年 |
[shao4 nian2] |
/early youth/youngster/(literary) youth; young man/ |
975
|
1 |
|
|
|
少年犯 |
少年犯 |
[shao4 nian2 fan4] |
/young criminal/juvenile delinquent/ |
6864
|
1 |
|
|
|
少年夫妻老來伴 |
少年夫妻老来伴 |
[shao4 nian2 fu1 qi1 lao3 lai2 ban4] |
/husband and wife in youth, companions in old age/ |
3249
|
1 |
|
|
|
少年宮 |
少年宫 |
[Shao4 nian2 Gong1] |
/Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities/ |
4261
|
1 |
|
|
|
少年老成 |
少年老成 |
[shao4 nian2 lao3 cheng2] |
/accomplished though young/lacking youthful vigor/ |
5316
|
1 |
|
|
|
少年先鋒隊 |
少年先锋队 |
[Shao4 nian2 Xian1 feng1 dui4] |
/Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League)/abbr. to 少先隊|少先队/ |
4812
|
1 |
|
|
|
少年之家 |
少年之家 |
[shao4 nian2 zhi1 jia1] |
/children's center/children's club/ |
4261
|
1 |
|
|
|
少女 |
少女 |
[shao4 nü3] |
/girl/young lady/ |
4687
|
1 |
|
|
|
少女峰 |
少女峰 |
[Shao4 nü3 Feng1] |
/Jungfrau, peak in Switzerland/ |
1931
|
1 |
|
|
|
少尉 |
少尉 |
[shao4 wei4] |
/second lieutenant (army rank)/ |
7100
|
1 |
|
|
|
少先隊 |
少先队 |
[Shao4 Xian1 dui4] |
/Young Pioneers of China, abbr. for 少年先鋒隊|少年先锋队[Shao4 nian2 Xian1 feng1 dui4]/ |
4812
|
1 |
|
|
|
少校 |
少校 |
[shao4 xiao4] |
/junior ranking officer in Chinese army/major/lieutenant commander/ |
7016
|
1 |
|
|
|
少陽病 |
少阳病 |
[shao4 yang2 bing4] |
/name of disease in TCM/ |
1931
|
1 |
|
|
|
少陽經 |
少阳经 |
[shao4 yang2 jing1] |
/lesser yang gallbladder meridian of the leg (one of the 12 principal meridians of TCM)/ |
1931
|
1 |
|
|
|
少爺 |
少爷 |
[shao4 ye5] |
/son of the boss/young master of the house/your son (honorific)/ |
4998
|
1 |
|
|
|
少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲 |
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲 |
[shao4 zhuang4 bu4 nu3 li4 , lao3 da4 tu2 shang1 bei1] |
/if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age/ |
6112
|
1 |
|
|
|
少壯派 |
少壮派 |
[shao4 zhuang4 pai4] |
/young guard/young and vigorous group with new ideas/new wave/ |
6464
|
1 |
|
|
|
少白頭 |
少白头 |
[[shao4bai2tou2]] |
/to be prematurely gray/young person with graying hair/ |
345
|
2 |
|
|
|
少不更事 |
少不更事 |
[[shao4bu4geng1shi4]] |
/(idiom) young and inexperienced; wet behind the ears/ |
756
|
2 |
|
|
|
少不經事 |
少不经事 |
[[shao4bu4jing1shi4]] |
/see 少不更事[shao4bu4geng1shi4]/ |
833
|
2 |
|
|
|
少東 |
少东 |
[[shao4dong1]] |
/boss's son/young master; young boss/ |
806
|
2 |
|
|
|
少東家 |
少东家 |
[[shao4dong1jia1]] |
/boss's son/ |
496
|
2 |
|
|
|
少府 |
少府 |
[[shao4fu3]] |
/minister in charge of the palace treasury in imperial China/ |
425
|
2 |
|
|
|
少年人 |
少年人 |
[[shao4nian2ren2]] |
/(Tw) young people; youngster/ |
731
|
2 |
|
|
|
少壯 |
少壮 |
[[shao4zhuang4]] |
/young and strong; in the prime of youth/ |
183
|
2 |
|
|
|
疎謀少略 |
疏谋少略 |
[shu1 mou2 shao3 lüe4] |
/(idiom) unable to plan; inept at strategy/ |
989
|
1 |
|
|
|
為數 |
为数 |
[[wei2shu4]] |
/(used before 不少[bu4shao3] or 不多[bu4duo1]) in terms of quantity; (before a number) numbering; amounting to/ |
156
|
2 |
|
|
|
稀少 |
稀少 |
[xi1 shao3] |
/sparse/rare/ |
5690
|
1 |
|
|
|
鮮少 |
鲜少 |
[xian3 shao3] |
/very few/rarely/ |
4317
|
1 |
|
|
|
校官 |
校官 |
[xiao4 guan1] |
/military officer/ranked officer in Chinese army, divided into 大校, 上校, 中校, 少校/ |
7016
|
1 |
|
|
|
凶多吉少 |
凶多吉少 |
[[xiong1duo1-ji2shao3]] |
/(lit.) everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom)/(fig.) inauspicious; everything points to disaster/ |
49
|
2 |
|
|
|
洋場惡少 |
洋场恶少 |
[[yang2chang3 e4shao4]] |
/a rich young bully of old Shanghai/ |
856
|
2 |
|
|
|
也好不了多少 |
也好不了多少 |
[ye3 hao3 bu5 liao3 duo1 shao3] |
/hardly any better/just as bad/ |
4316
|
1 |
|
|
|
以少勝多 |
以少胜多 |
[yi3 shao3 sheng4 duo1] |
/using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness/ |
6332
|
1 |
|
|
|
有不少名堂 |
有不少名堂 |
[you3 bu4 shao3 ming2 tang5] |
/there is a lot to it/not a straightforward matter/ |
3784
|
1 |
|
|
|
至少 |
至少 |
[zhi4 shao3] |
/at least/(to say the) least/ |
6803
|
1 |
|
|
|
粥少僧多 |
粥少僧多 |
[zhou1 shao3 seng1 duo1] |
/see 僧多粥少[seng1 duo1 zhou1 shao3]/ |
4474
|
1 |
|
|
|
最少 |
最少 |
[zui4 shao3] |
/at least/minimum/lowest (amount)/minimal/ |
4318
|
1 |