Word: 少 (shǎo) few; less

人知道的越多，懂的就越少。

Rén zhīdào de yuè duō, dǒng de jiù yuè shǎo.

The more you know, the less you understand.

今天顾客比较少。

Jīntiān gùkè bǐjiào shǎo.

There's not very many customers today.

今年下的雪比以往少。

Jīnnián xià de xuě bǐ yǐwǎng shǎo.

We have less snow than usual.

你之所以会累，是因为睡得太少。

Nǐ zhīsuǒyǐ huì lèi, shì yīnwèi shuì de tài shǎo.

The reason you get tired is that you sleep too little.

你的作文非常好，而且错误很少。

Nǐ de zuòwén fēicháng hǎo, érqiě cuòwù hěn shǎo.

Your composition is very good, and it has few mistakes.

你的咖啡里水很少。

Nǐ de kāfēi lǐ shuǐ hěn shǎo.

There is very little water in your coffee.

你知道的越少越好，好吗？

Nǐ zhīdào de yuè shǎo yuè hǎo, hǎo ma?

The less you know, the better, OK?

关于这种方言的资料很少。

Guānyú zhèzhǒng fāngyán de zīliào hěn shǎo.

There is little information about this dialect.

农村的人力越来越少了。

Nóngcūn de rénlì yuèláiyuè shǎole.

There is less and less manpower in the countryside.

出口少了，内需就更重要。

Chūkǒu shǎole, nèixū jiù gèng zhòngyào.

With exports down, domestic demand matters even more.

商场下午客流少，很安静。

Shāngchǎng xiàwǔ kèliú shǎo, hěn ānjìng.

The mall has few customers in the afternoon and is very quiet.

小区的车位太少了。

Xiǎoqū de chēwèi tài shǎole.

There aren't enough parking spaces in our neighborhood.

山里的飞禽走兽越来越少了。

Shān lǐ de fēiqínzǒushòu yuèláiyuè shǎole.

There are fewer and fewer birds and animals in the mountains.

很少人活到100岁。

Hěn shǎo rén huó dào yìbǎi suì.

Few people live to be 100 years old.

很少人这么认为。

Hěn shǎo rén zhème rènwéi.

Few people think so.

很少学生知道他的名字。

Hěn shǎo xuésheng zhīdào tā de míngzi.

Few students knew his name.

很少有人知道怎么做。

Hěn shǎo yǒurén zhīdào zěnme zuò.

Few people know how to do it.

我们所知道的很少，而我们所不知道的却很多。

Wǒmen suǒ zhīdào de hěn shǎo, ér wǒmen suǒ bù zhīdào de què hěn duō.

What we know is very little, and what we don't know is a lot.

我们用少的预算旅行。

Wǒmen yòng shǎo de yùsuàn lǚxíng.

We are traveling on a tight budget.

我朋友很少。

Wǒ péngyou hěn shǎo.

I have few friends.

我比以前吃得少了。

Wǒ bǐ yǐqián chī de shǎole.

I don't eat as much as I used to.

我的工资比他少多了。

Wǒ de gōngzī bǐ tā shǎo duō le.

My income is a far cry from his.

我身上的钱很少。

Wǒ shēnshang de qián hěn shǎo.

I have little money with me.

我身上钱很少。

Wǒ shēnshang qián hěn shǎo.

I have little money with me.

景区里的游人越来越少了。

Jǐngqū lǐ de yóurén yuèláiyuè shǎole.

There are fewer and fewer tourists in the scenic area.

最好的减肥方法就是少吃多运动。

Zuìhǎo de jiǎnféi fāngfǎ jiùshì shǎo chī duō yùndòng.

The best way to lose weight is to eat less and exercise more.

森林里的野兽越来越少了。

Sēnlín lǐ de yěshòu yuèláiyuè shǎole.

There are fewer and fewer wild animals in the forest.

欧洲的人口比亚洲少。

Ōuzhōu de rénkǒu bǐ Yàzhōu shǎo.

Europe has a smaller population than Asia.

沙滩上的人非常少。

Shātān shàng de rén fēicháng shǎo.

There were few people on the beach.

沙漠地区的降水非常少。

Shāmò dìqū de jiàngshuǐ fēicháng shǎo.

Precipitation is very low in desert regions.

淡季去海边，人比较少。

Dànjì qù hǎibiān, rén bǐjiào shǎo.

If you go to the seaside in the off season, there are fewer people.

玩的时间一多，读书的时间便少。

Wán de shíjiān yì duō, dúshū de shíjiān biàn shǎo.

More play will mean less time to study.

睡得太少会诱发很多疾病。

Shuì de tài shǎo huì yòufā hěn duō jíbìng.

Getting too little sleep can cause many illnesses.

话多不如话少，话少不如话好。

Huà duō bùrú huà shǎo, huà shǎo bùrú huà hǎo.

It's better to speak less than to speak too much, and it's better to speak well than to speak too little.

过度开采会让地下水越来越少。

Guòdù kāicǎi huì ràng dìxiàshuǐ yuèláiyuè shǎo.

Over-exploitation will leave less and less groundwater.

这个池塘里的水很少。

Zhège chítáng lǐ de shuǐ hěn shǎo.

There is little water in the pond.

这样想的人很少。

Zhèyàng xiǎng de rén hěn shǎo.

Few people think so.

这样的东西很少。

Zhèyàng de dōngxi hěn shǎo.

There are so few things like this.

这表明我们对自身的认知很少。

Zhè biǎomíng wǒmen duì zìshēn de rènzhī hěn shǎo.

That shows how little we know of ourselves.

退休后他的收入少了一半。

Tuìxiū hòu tā de shōurù shǎole yíbàn.

His income was diminished by half after retirement.