少 — meaning in English
shǎo
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English meaning
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few
det A small number of; not many.
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lack
noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
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rebate
noun A partial refund given after a purchase or payment.
Senses
少 is used for these senses in English:
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few
(preceded by another determiner) An indefinite, but usually small, number of.
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lack
(transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.
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rebate
(transitive) To diminish or lessen something
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short of
Insufficiently equipped with.
few — full definition
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det A small number of; not many.
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pron A small number of people or things, used on its own.
lack — full definition
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noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
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verb To not have, or not have enough of, something.
