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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 少许

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
少许 shǎo xǔ - a little; a few

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 16,718 9,036 4,385

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
少 shǎo- few
- less
- to lack
- to be missing
- to stop (doing sth)
- seldom
少 shào- young
许 xǔ- surname Xu
许 xǔ- to allow
- to permit
- to promise
- to praise
- somewhat
- perhaps

Other Words Containing 少许

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
少许 - - 16,718 9,036 4,385