(shǎo) few; little; lack
(shào) young
(shǎobuliǎo) cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many
(shǎobudé) cannot be avoided; cannot do without
(shǎozhīyòushǎo) very few; very little
(shàoxiānduì) Young Pioneers (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League)
(shàoxiānduìyuán) member of the Young Pioneers
(shàoér) child
(shǎokè) a short while; soon
(shǎoluōsuō) Shut up!; Stop grumbling!; Give me a break!
(shàozhuàngbùnǔlìlǎodàtúshāngbēi) if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age
(shàozhuàngpài) young guard; young and vigorous group with new ideas; new wave
(shàonǚ) maiden
(shàonǚfēng) Jungfrau, peak in Switzerland
(shàonǚlùxiàoliǎnhūnshìbànchéngquán) When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
(shǎonǎinai) young lady of the house; wife of the young master
(shàofù) young married woman
(shàojiàng) major general; rear admiral; air vice marshal
(shàowèi) second lieutenant (army rank)
(shàonián) youngster; juvenile
(shàoniánfàn) young criminal; juvenile delinquent
(shǎofǔ) Minor Treasurer in Imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
(shǎochéngduō) Many little things add up to sth great (idiom); many a mickle makes a muckle
(shǎofàng) to add less (of a spice etc)
(shǎoshù) small number; few; minority
(shǎoshùmínzú) national minority; ethnic group
(shǎoshùmínzúxiāng) ethnic township (formal village level subdivision of PRC county)
(shǎoyǒu) rare; infrequent
(shàolín) the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school
(shàolínsì) Buddhist monastery famous for its kungfu monks
(shǎolínwǔgōng) Shaolin martial arts
(shàoxiào) junior ranking officer in Chinese army; major; lieutenant commander
(shàoye) son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorary)
(shàonánshàonǚ) boys and girls; teenagers
(shǎotūjiāozhì) oligodendrocytes (Greek: cells with few branches), a type of cell in central nervous system; oligodendroglia
(shǎoguǎnxiánshì) Mind your own business!; Don't interfere!
(shǎojiàn) rare; not familiar (to the speaker); sth rarely experience; hard to see
(shǎojiànduōguài) lit. rarely seen, very strange (idiom); to express amazement due to lack of experience; naive expression of excitement due to ignorance
(shǎoxǔ) a little; a few
(shǎoshuōwéijiā) Few words are best.; Brevity is the soul of wit.
(shǎoliàng) a smidgen; a little bit; a few
(shǎojiàn) soon; a short while; a narrow gap; slightly better (state of health)
(shǎoyángbìng) name of disease in traditional Chinese medicine
(shǎoyángjīng) one of the channels of traditional Chinese medicine
(shǎoqǐng) in a short while; presently