缺少
quē shǎoㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: KHUYẾT THIỂU
Traditional: 缺少
HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 4
Meaning(verb)
lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack
Examples
这个工厂缺少工人。
zhè ge gōng chǎng quē shǎo gōng rén.
This factory is short of workers.
他缺少工作经验。
tā quē shǎo gōng zuò jīng yàn.
He lacks work experience.
水是生活中不可缺少的。
shuǐ shì shēng huó zhōng bù kě quē shǎo de.
Water is indispensable in life.
Easily confused
- 缺乏 — 缺乏 is more formal and takes abstract nouns (experience, confidence); 缺少 also works with countable things and people.
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Stroke order
KHUYẾT · 10 strokes
deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
THIẾU · 4 strokes
few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom