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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

少数 [shǎoshù]
  1. 1. noun minority

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

少数 [shǎoshù]
  1. 1. a small number; few; minority
    少数
    a small number of people; a few people; the minority

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

少数 [shǎoshù]
  1. 1. 比较少的数量
    持反对意见的不是少数

Examples

我们要诚心诚意地积极帮助少数民族发展经济建设和文化建设。
We must sincerely and actively help the minority nationalities to develop their economy and culture.
少数服从多数。
The minority should submit to the majority.
少数民族聚居的地区
regions where minority nationalities live in compact communities
这项新技术目前只有少数国家实现商用。
This new technology is commercially available in only a few countries.
少数民族地区
areas inhabited by the minority nationalities; minority nationality regions
把敌人围困在少数据点中
pin down the enemy in a few strongholds
少数民族杂居地区
an area inhabited by several minority nationalities
我国的大西南是少数民族的聚集区之一。
The southwestern region of China is one of the places where ethnic minorities live.
独龙族是我国的少数民族之一。
The Dulong ethnicity is one of the ethnic minorities of China.
西藏公学为培养少数民族的人才做了巨大贡献。
The public school in Tibet has made a great contribution to the education of minority groups.

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