| shǎo | few/little/lack |
| shào | young |
| 少 | few little lack |
| 少不了 | cannot do without to be unavoidable are bound to be many |
| 少不得 | cannot be avoided cannot do without |
| 少不更事 | young and inexperienced |
| 少东家 | young master |
| 少之又少 | very few very little |
| 少云 | partly cloudy |
| 少儿 | child |
| 少先队 | Young Pioneers (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League) |
| 少先队员 | member of the Young Pioneers |
| 少刻 | a short while soon |
| 少啰唆 | Shut up! Stop grumbling! Give me a break! |
| 少壮 | youthfulness |
| 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 | if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age |
| 少壮派 | young guard young and vigorous group with new ideas new wave |
| 少女 | maiden |
| 少女峰 | Jungfrau, peak in Switzerland |
| 少女时期 | girlhood |
| 少女露笑脸，婚事半成全 | When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom) |
| 少奶奶 | young lady of the house wife of the young master |