缺
少

Lack in Chinese: 缺少 (quē shǎo)

quē shǎo

lack

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1lack
  2. 2shortage of
  3. 3shortfall
  4. 4to be short (of)
  5. 5to lack

Stroke order

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缺
少

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄩㄝ

quē

ㄑ/ qㄩ/ üㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

ㄕㄠˇ

shǎo

ㄕ/ shㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 此刻我缺少现金。

    cǐ kè wǒ quē shǎo xiàn jīn。

    I'm short of cash at the moment.

  • 缺少运动有害健康。

    quē shǎo yùn dòng yǒu hài jiàn kāng。

    A lack of exercise is bad for your health.

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Related words

少

shǎo

few

缺

quē

deficiency

多少

duō shǎo

number

减少

jiǎn shǎo

to lessen

缺点

quē diǎn

weak point

至少

zhì shǎo

at least

缺乏

quē fá

to lack

不少

bù shǎo

many

少年

shào nián

early youth

少数

shǎo shù

small number

缺陷

quē xiàn

defect

少儿

shào ér

child

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