少數 (siu2 sou3 | shao3 shu4) : a minority ; a small number, a few

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少數

siu2 sou3

shao3 shu4

[1] a small number, a few
[2] a minority

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 4,020,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

少數 / 少数

This word was added by tym on 14th Nov 2004 06:07 and last edited on 5th Nov 2009 09:27

Characters in this word:

少 siu2 siu3 - few, less
數 sou3 sou2 - count; enumerate

3 compounds containing this word:

少數族裔 - ethnic minority; racial minority
少數人種 - minority (race)
Common Formations:
少數民族 - ethnic minorities; minority peoples

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

小數 siu2 sou3 xiao3 shu4 = decimal

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