| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 比較少 | 比较少 | bǐ jiǎo shǎo | lesser |
| 必不可少 | bì bù kě shǎo | absolutely necessary; indispensable; essential | |
| 必不可少組成 | 必不可少组成 | bì bù kě shǎo zǔ chéng | absolute necessity; sine qua non |
| 不可缺少 | bù kě quē shǎo | indispensable | |
| 不少 | bù shǎo | not (just) a few | |
| 蔡少芬 | Cài Shǎo fēn | Ada Choi | |
| 地球防衛少年 | 地球防卫少年 | Dì qiú fáng wèi Shào nián | Bokurano |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | number; amount; somewhat | |
| 多少 | duō shao | how much; how many; which (number); as much as | |
| 海軍少校 | 海军少校 | hǎi jūn shào xiào | lieutenant commander (= UK and US Navy equivalent) |
| 很少 | hěn shǎo | seldom | |
| 或多或少 | huò duō huò shǎo | more or less | |
| 減少 | 减少 | jiǎn shǎo | to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower |
| 較少 | 较少 | jiào shǎo | less |
| 劉少奇 | 刘少奇 | Liú Shào qí | Liu Shaoqi |
| 冒險少女娜汀亞 | 冒险少女娜汀亚 | Mào xiǎn shào nǚ nuó tīng yà | Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water |
| 青少年 | qīng shào nián | adolescent | |
| 缺少 | quē shǎo | lack; shortage of; to be short (of); to lack | |
| 少 | shǎo | few; little; lack | |
| 少量 | shǎo liàng | (adj) a smidgen; a little bit; a few | |
| 少囉唆 | shǎo luō suō | (phr) shut up | |
| 少數 | 少数 | shǎo shù | small number; few; minority |
| 少數民族 | 少数民族 | shǎo shù mín zú | minority nationality; national minority |
| 少有 | shǎo yǒu | (adj) infrequent; rare | |
| 少 | shào | young | |
| 少將 | 少将 | shào jiàng | major general; rear admiral; air vice marshal |
| 少林寺 | shào lín sì | Buddhist monastery famous for it's kungfu monks | |
| 少年 | shào nián | juvenile; youngster | |
| 少女 | shào nǚ | maiden | |
| 少先隊 | 少先队 | shào xiān duì | Young Pioneers |
| 少校 | shào xiào | (n) lieutenant (in navy); squadron leader; major (army title) | |
| 稀少 | xī shǎo | rare; rarely | |
| 至少 | zhì shǎo | (to say the) least; (at the very) least | |
| 中國少年先鋒隊 | 中国少年先锋队 | Zhōng guó Shào nián Xiān fēng duì | Young Pioneers of China |
| 最少 | zuì shǎo | smallest; least |
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