缺少 quēshǎo▶ ขาดแคลน, ไม่มี

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ลด
• 缺点ข้อบกพร่อง
• 至少อย่างน้อย
• 缺乏ขาดแคลน, ไม่มี
• 青少年วัยรุ่น
• 缺口การละเมิด; ช่องว่าง

缺少 is pronounced quēshǎo and means “ขาดแคลน, ไม่มี”. 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.