缺少

quēshǎo

verb HSK 3 #4,931

Meanings

1 to lack; to be short of
2 shortage; deficiency

Characters

few; less; to lack

Examples

他缺少自信。

Tā quēshǎo zìxìn.

He lacks self-confidence.

我们不能缺少水。

Wǒmen bù néng quēshǎo shuǐ.

We can't do without water.

缺少经验是他最大的问题。

Quēshǎo jīngyàn shì tā zuì dà de wèntí.

Lacking experience is his biggest problem.

Tips

usage

缺少 is more formal than 缺 alone. In conversation, 缺 is more natural: 我缺钱 rather than 我缺少钱.

Stroke Order

缺 quē

少 shǎo