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缺少

quēshǎo

to be short (of)

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Meaning of 缺少 in English

quēshǎoHSK 4verbSyllabus #1605
  1. to be short (of)
  2. to lack
  3. lack
  4. shortage of
  5. shortfall

Example sentences

  1. 水是生命所不可缺少的。
    shuǐ shì shēng mìng suǒ bù kě quē shǎo de。
    Water is essential to life.
    Tatoeba #5698033 by verdastelo9604 · #270818 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 水是生命所不可缺少的。
    shuǐ shì shēng mìng suǒ bù kě quē shǎo de。
    Water is indispensable to life.
    Tatoeba #5698033 by verdastelo9604 · #270822 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 此刻我缺少現金。
    cǐ kè wǒ quē shǎo xiàn jīn。
    I'm short of cash at the moment.
    Tatoeba #801376 by Martha · #241821 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

缺 on its own →
quē · to run short of

HSK words with 缺

缺HSK 4缺点HSK 4缺乏HSK 5短缺HSK 6缺陷HSK 6残缺HSK 7–9紧缺HSK 7–9欠缺HSK 7–9缺口HSK 7–9缺失HSK 7–9
少 on its own →
shǎo · few

HSK words with 少

少HSK 1多少HSK 1减少HSK 4少见HSK 4少量HSK 4少数HSK 4少年HSK 4至少HSK 4少儿HSK 6少女HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences