少量
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
少量 (shǎoliàng) · a small amount
少量 (shǎoliàng) means “a small amount; a little”. It is written with 2 characters: 少 (few) + 量 (to measure). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 少量 is built
The characters
少 shǎo · few
What 少 is made of
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Grains of sand; 小 provides the pronunciation and meaning (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
量 liáng · to measure
What 量 is made of
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 里 gives the meaning, 旦 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
做菜的时候放少量的盐。Zuò cài de shíhou fàng shǎoliàng de yán.Add a little salt when cooking.
他每天只喝少量的水。Tā měi tiān zhǐ hē shǎoliàng de shuǐ.He drinks only a little water every day.
Questions about 少量
What does 少量 mean?
少量 (shǎoliàng) means “a small amount; a little”.
How do you pronounce 少量?
少量 is pronounced shǎoliàng.
Which HSK level is 少量?
少量 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 多少duōshaohow many
- 不少bùshǎomany
- 青少年qīngshàoniánteenager
- 少数shǎoshùfew
- 少年shàoniánteenager
- 缺少quēshǎoto lack
- 至少zhìshǎoat least
- 减少jiǎnshǎoto reduce
- 少见shǎojiànrare
- 少shǎofew
Learn 少量 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 64: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.