少数

shǎo shù

HSK 2Noun (名)

Basic Meaning

Often used in comparison to "多数" (duo1 shu4, the majority).

the lesser number; the minority; a small number.

较小的数量。

Words:

少数人少数派少数民族少数意见

Synonyms:

少量小量

Antonyms:

大批统统多数无数

Sentences:

这(zhè)只(zhǐ)是(shì)少(shǎo)数(shù)人(rén)的(de)意(yì)见(jiàn)。
This is just a minority opinion.
我(wǒ)们(men)公(gōng)司(sī)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)少(shǎo)数(shù)员(yuán)工(gōng)会(huì)法(fǎ)语(yǔ)。
Only a small number of employees in our company can speak French.
政(zhèng)府(fǔ)非(fēi)常(cháng)重(zhòng)视(shì)保(bǎo)护(hù)少(shǎo)数(shù)民(mín)族(zú)的(de)文(wén)化(huà)。
The government highly values the protection of the cultures of ethnic minorities.

few

number