a lot of ⇒ 她有不少好朋友。 Tā yǒu bùshǎo hǎo péngyou. → She has a lot of good friends.

reduce

( 或多或少 ) somewhat ⇒ 经历了许多挫折后,他多少有些变化。 Jīnglìle xǔduō cuòzhé hòu, tā duōshǎo yǒuxiē biànhuà. → After all the setbacks, he's somewhat changed. ⇒ 这笔买卖多少能赚点钱。 Zhè bǐ mǎimài duōshǎo néng zhuàn diǎn qián. → We're bound to earn some money from this deal.

young and strong

young girl

young wife ( pl wives )

youth

minority

⇒ 他少时就回来了。 Tā shǎoshí jiù huílái le. → He came back after a short while. ⇒ 少时雷雨停了，探险队又继续赶路。 Shǎoshí léiyǔ tíng le, tànxiǎnduì yòu jìxù gǎnlù. → Before long the storm stopped and the exploration team continued on its way.

young-looking

( 书 ) a little

a little ⇒ 在汤里放少量盐。 Zài tāng li fàng shǎoliàng yán. → Put a little salt in the soup.

( 客套 ) ⇒ 我得先走一步，少陪了。 Wǒ děi xiān zǒu yī bù, shǎopéi le. → I'm afraid I really have to go.

sparse

lack ⇒ 我这里缺少人手。 Wǒ zhèlǐ quēshǎo rénshǒu. → I'm shorthanded here.

at least

teenager

teenagers pl

green ⇒ 新来的工人少不更事。 Xīn lái de gōngrén shào bù gēng shì. → The new workers are very green.

mature beyond one's years

ethnic minorities pl

⇒ 大千世界无奇不有,你用不着少见多怪。 Dàqiān-shìjiè wú qí bù yǒu, nǐ yòng bù zháo shǎo jiàn duō guài. → The world is full of miraculous things, you shouldn't be so easily impressed. ⇒ 也许是我少见多怪, 我觉得最美丽的地方莫过于桂林了。 Yěxǔ shì wǒ shǎo jiàn duō guài, wǒ juéde zuì měilì de dìfang mò guò yú Guìlín le. → Perhaps I haven't seen much of the world, but I think nowhere is more beautiful than Guilin.

not enough to go round ⇒ 毕业生到处寻找工作机会,但粥少僧多。 Bìyèshēng dàochù xúnzhǎo gōngzuò jīhuì, dàn zhōu shǎo sēng duō. → Recent graduates are looking everywhere for work, but there aren't enough jobs to go round.