# 少 (shǎo): few | HSK 1 Vocabulary | HSKReady

Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-1/shao-0180
Language: en
Content ID: hsk-1-0180
HSK levels: 1
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:38:08.570Z
Scope: approved public sample; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app.

Learn 少 (shǎo), HSK 1: few; less; to lack; to be missing; seldom. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 少

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shǎo

few; less; to lack; to be missing; seldom

HSK 1

## Pronunciation

shǎo

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## Example sentence

我今天喝的水很少。

Wǒ jīntiān hē de shuǐ hěn shǎo.

I drank very little water today.

[Audio](https://mvuhmsljbsfgkpkmibuz.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/item-assets/vocab/hsk-1-0180/ex-0.mp3)

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