少于 (shǎo) — be fewer than, be less than

Definition

Examples

• 我们班的学生少于二十人。
  Wǒ men bān de xué shēng shǎo èr shí rén.
  There are fewer than twenty students in our class.
• 他的收入少于我的工资。
  Tā de shōu rù shǎo wǒ de gōng zī.
  His income is less than my salary.
• 这次考试少于一个小时就做完了。
  Zhè cì kǎo shì shǎo yí gè xiǎo shí jiù zuò wán le.
  This exam was finished in less than an hour.