缺少 quēshǎo▶ Falta, carecer

Stroke order

缺少 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

• 缺 — 10 strokes
• 少 — 4 strokes

Senses

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

Example sentences

• 这个地方缺少水。Zhège dìfang quēshǎo shuǐ.This place lacks water.
• 我们缺少一个好办法。Wǒmen quēshǎo yī gè hǎo bànfǎ.We lack a good method.

Related words

• 减少reducir
• 缺点defecto, deficiencia
• 至少al menos
• 缺乏Falta, carecer
• 青少年Adolescentes
• 缺口brecha; hueco

缺少 is pronounced quēshǎo and means “Falta, carecer”. This word appears in HSK 4, one level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the proficiency exam most Chinese courses are built around. Passive recognition of 缺少 arrives quickly and leaves quickly. Active recall is slower to build and far more durable, so LexiTrail keeps returning the word to you at widening intervals rather than on a timer.