Chinese word dictionary

少之又少

shǎo zhī yòu shǎo · very few; very little

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Word information

Simplified少之又少

Traditional少之又少

Pinyinshǎo zhī yòu shǎo

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

少shǎo

few, little; less; inadequate

之zhī

marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

又yòu

and, also, again, in addition

少shǎo

few, little; less; inadequate

How to learn 少之又少

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多少duōshao

how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?

之zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it

少shǎo

few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom

又yòu

(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway

减少jiǎnshǎo

to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

缺少quēshǎo

lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack