Meaning of shǎo shù:
shǎo shù
少数
Noun
small number; minority
Zài zhège bānjí lǐ, zhǐyǒu shǎoshù xuéshēng xuǎnxiū le yīnyuè kè.
在这个班级里，只有少数学生选修了音乐课。
In this class, only a small number of students chose to take music as an elective.
Zài zhège guójiā, shǎoshù mínzú de wénhuà fēicháng fēngfù.
在这个国家，少数民族的文化非常丰富。
In this country, the cultures of minority ethnic groups are very rich.
Numeral
few
Zhǐyǒu shǎoshù de rén xuǎnzéle zhè tiáo lùxiàn.
只有少数的人选择了这条路线。
Only a few people chose this route.
