少 量

shǎo liàngdictionary entry

a smidgen / a little bit / a few

Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

少量少量 [shao3 liang4] /a smidgen/a little bit/a few/

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Reference information

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Character information

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少
shǎo
few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom
shào
young
量
liáng
to measure
liàng
capacity / quantity / amount / to estimate / abbr. for 量詞|量词[liàng cí], classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word

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