少数 shǎoshù small number
small number; few; minority
How to remember 少数: 少 few + 数 number = small number.
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How it is used
- Noun "a small number/minority," most often seen in 少数民族 (shǎoshù mínzú) "ethnic minority," and as a modifier: 少数人 (shǎoshù rén) a minority of people.
- Direct opposite of 多数 (duōshù, majority); the two are paired in the set phrase 少数服从多数 (shǎoshù fúcóng duōshù) "the minority yields to the majority."
Example sentences
- 她是少数民族。 Tā shì shǎoshù mínzú.She is an ethnic minority.
- 博物馆的参观者中有少数是外国人。 Bówùguǎn de cānguānzhě zhōngyǒu shǎoshù shì wàiguórén.There was a sprinkling of foreigners among the visitors in the museum.