LITTLE    少量

SMALL in QUANTITY of a SUBSTANCE.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The standard word for a small quantity of some stuff is guǎ 寡. 2. Shǎo 少 can also be used to a small quantity of stuff.
Modern Chinese Criteria
少 頗有點 有些兒 半點 所餘無幾 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • INSUFFICIENT　FEW OR LITTLE IN-RELATION-TO what is NEEDED. (anc: 9/0, child: 0)
Antonym
  • GREATBIG in IMPORTANCE OR REPUTATION.
See also
  • FEWSMALL in QUANTITY.
Hypernym
  • SMALL　LACK BIGNESS IN-RELATION-TO a STANDARD, OR IN-RELATION-TO the SIZE of a HUMAN. (anc: 7/0, child: 8)
  • LACK　SITUATION OF NOT HAVING, OR NOT to BEING-IN the UNIVERSE. (anc: 6/0, child: 48)
  • SITUATION　RELATION in which MANY HUMANS, FEATURES OR THINGS EXIST TOGETHER OR INTERACT. (anc: 5/0, child: 11)

Words (7 items)

少  shǎo OC: hmljewʔ MC: ɕiɛu 32 Attributions

Shǎo 少 can also be used to a small quantity of stuff.

    Word relations
  • Contrast: 薄/TENUOUS Báo 薄 (ant. hòu 厚 "substantial") refers to anything thin or slight.

    Syntactic words
  • vad.Vt(oN)reference=objectV little of the contextually determinate stuff N
  • vad.VtoNreference=objecton a small scale, (to VERB) little, a small amount of the object kind; VERB on a small scale
  • vadNslight; of small amount; after negatives: the slightest amount
  • vadVfor a short while; a little
  • vibe slight in quantity (by comparison), be small in quantity (by comparison
  • vichangebecome less in quantity
  • vigradedbe comparatively less in quantity; be comparatively little 甚少
寡  guǎ OC: kʷraaʔ MC: kɣɛ 25 Attributions

The standard word for a small quantity of some stuff is guǎ 寡.

    Word relations
  • Contrast: 薄/TENUOUS Báo 薄 (ant. hòu 厚 "substantial") refers to anything thin or slight.

    Syntactic words
  • vad.VtoNon a small scale; too little, little (of objects) 寡聞 "hear about few things, hear about little"
  • vadVon a small scale; too little, littleLZ
  • vi0there is little, there is only a little of
  • vimassbe small in quantity; be small in range; be slight
  • vt[oN]have little e.g. salaryLZ
  • vtoNhave only a little of or few of
薄  báo OC: baaɡ MC: bɑk 2 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • vibe insubstantial, be slight
一點  yī diǎn OC: qliɡ k-leemʔ MC: ʔit tem 2 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • NPadNone dot of > a little bit of, some
  • NPadV1.postadV2intensitiveone spot > in the least, a little bit
小許  xiǎo xǔ OC: smewʔ hŋaʔ MC: siɛu hi̯ɤ 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • VPpostadVobjecta little bit, some, a small amount (frequently quantifying an object which is topicalized at the beginning of the sentence)
可  kě OC: khlaalʔ MC: khɑ 0 Attributions
  • 唐五代語言詞典 Táng Wǔdài yǔyán cídiǎn A Dictionary of the Language of the Tang and Five Dynasties Periods ( JIANG/CAO 1997) p. 206b, #1

    Syntactic words
  • vi.red:adVTang colloquial, expressing small degree: a little bit, slightly, triffle
毫毛  háo máo OC: ɡoow moow MC: ɦɑu mɑu 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • NPpostadVthe slightest bit