Chinese words starting with “shao”
21 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable shao. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 2 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial sh · final ao · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 10
- 2nd tone 2
- 3rd tone 5
- 4th tone 4
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 少年shào niánHSK 2
early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man
- 少数shǎo shùHSK 2
small number; few; minority
All 21 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 少 | shǎo | a,ad,v,d,g | few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom | |
| 2 | 烧 | shāo | v | to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head | |
| 3 | 稍 | shāo | d | somewhat; a little | |
| 4 | 少女 | shào nǚ | n | girl; young lady | |
| 5 | 稍微 | shāo wēi | d | a little bit | |
| 6 | 烧烤 | shāo kǎo | vn,v | barbecue; to roast | |
| 7 | 少见 | shǎo jiàn | a | rare; seldom seen; (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you | |
| 8 | 少量 | shǎo liàng | m | a smidgen; a little bit; a few | |
| 9 | 稍后 | shāo hòu | d,f | in a little while; in a moment; later on | |
| 10 | 勺 | sháo | q,g | spoon; ladle; abbr. for 勺, centiliter (unit of volume) | |
| 11 | 稍稍 | shāo shāo | d | somewhat; a little; slightly | |
| 12 | 烧毁 | shāo huǐ | v | to burn; to burn down | |
| 13 | 哨 | shào | g | a whistle; sentry | |
| 14 | 捎 | shāo | v | to bring sth to sb; to deliver | |
| 15 | 少有 | shǎo yǒu | a | rare; infrequent | |
| 16 | 勺子 | sháo zi | n | scoop; ladle | |
| 17 | 少不了 | shǎo bu liǎo | v | cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many | |
| 18 | 梢 | shāo | g | tip of branch | |
| 19 | 少儿 | shào ér | n | child | |
| 20 | 少林寺 | shào lín sì | n | Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks | |
| 21 | 稍候 | shāo hòu | v | to wait a moment |
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