缺少 quē shǎo ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ kyut3 siu2 HSK 3 高階級 · Level 4
- lack
- shortage of
- shortfall
- to be short (of)
- to lack
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More words with these characters
缺
- 欠缺 qiàn quē ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ him3 kyut3 to be deficient in
- 残缺 殘缺 cán quē ㄘㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ caan4 kyut3 badly damaged
- 短缺 duǎn quē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝ dyun2 kyut3 shortage
- 紧缺 緊缺 jǐn quē ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄩㄝ gan2 kyut3 in short supply
- 缺乏 quē fá ㄑㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˊ kyut3 fat6 to lack; to be short of
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- 缺口 quē kǒu ㄑㄩㄝ ㄎㄡˇ kyut3 hau2 nick
- 缺失 quē shī ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕ kyut3 sat1 lack; deficiency
- 缺席 quē xí ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧˊ kyut3 zik6 to be absent
- 缺陷 quē xiàn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧㄢˋ kyut3 haam6 defect; flaw
- 缺点 缺點 quē diǎn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄢˇ kyut3 dim2 weak point
- 候缺 hòu quē ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄝ hau6 kyut3 waiting for a vacancy
- 傻缺 shǎ quē ㄕㄚˇ ㄑㄩㄝ so4 kyut3 (slang) idiot; fool
- 出缺 chū quē ㄔㄨ ㄑㄩㄝ ceot1 kyut3 to fall vacant
- 列缺 liè quē ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄝ lit6 kyut3 lightning (archaic word)
- 匮缺 匱缺 kuì quē ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄝ gwai6 kyut3 to be deficient in sth
- 圆缺 圓缺 yuán quē ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ jyun4 kyut3 waxing and waning (of the moon)
- 奇缺 qí quē ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄝ kei4 kyut3 very short of (food, clean water etc)
- 或缺 huò quē ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩㄝ waak6 kyut3 to lack
- 暂缺 暫缺 zàn quē ㄗㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ zaam6 kyut3 currently in short supply
- 月缺 yuè quē ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄝ jyut6 kyut3 new moon
少
- 不少 bù shǎo ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇ bat1 siu2 many; quite a few; a good number of
- 多少 duō shǎo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ do1 siu2 number; amount
- 多少 duō shao ㄉㄨㄛ ˙ㄕㄠ do1 siu2 how much?; how many?
- 少儿 少兒 shào ér ㄕㄠˋ ㄦˊ siu3 ji4 child
- 少女 shào nǚ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄩˇ siu3 neoi5 girl
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- 少年 shào nián ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ siu3 nin4 early youth
- 少数 少數 shǎo shù ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ siu2 sou3 small number
- 少有 shǎo yǒu ㄕㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ siu2 jau5 rare
- 少见 少見 shǎo jiàn ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ siu2 gin3 rare; seldom seen
- 少量 shǎo liàng ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ siu2 loeng6 a smidgen
- 最少 zuì shǎo ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄠˇ zeoi3 siu2 at least
- 减少 減少 jiǎn shǎo ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄠˇ gaam2 siu2 to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
- 稀少 xī shǎo ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ hei1 siu2 sparse
- 至少 zhì shǎo ㄓˋ ㄕㄠˇ zi3 siu2 at least
- 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo ㄕㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ siu2 bat1 liu5 cannot do without
- 少林寺 Shào lín Sì ㄕㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄙˋ siu3 lam4 zi6 Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
- 极少数 極少數 jí shǎo shù ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ gik6 siu2 sou3 extremely few
- 青少年 qīng shào nián ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cing1 siu3 nin4 adolescent
- 多多少少 duō duō shǎo shǎo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄠˇ do1 do1 siu2 siu2 to some extent
- 必不可少 bì bù kě shǎo ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄠˇ bit1 bat1 ho2 siu2 absolutely necessary
Idioms with these characters
- 抱残守缺 抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quē ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
- 宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 nìng quē wú làn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ ning4 kyut3 mou4 laam6 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
- 拾遗补缺 拾遺補缺 shí yí bǔ quē ㄕˊ ㄧˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄝ sap6 wai4 bou2 kyut3 to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)
- 寡二少双 寡二少雙 guǎ èr shǎo shuāng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄦˋ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄤ gwaa2 ji6 siu3 soeng1 peerless
- 积少成多 積少成多 jī shǎo chéng duō ㄐㄧ ㄕㄠˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄛ zik1 siu2 sing4 do1 (idiom) many little things add up to sth great; many little drops make an ocean
- 老夫少妻 lǎo fū shào qī ㄌㄠˇ ㄈㄨ ㄕㄠˋ ㄑㄧ lou5 fu1 siu3 cai1 (idiom) older husband and much younger wife
Show 7 more idioms with 少
- 年少无知 年少無知 nián shào wú zhī ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄠˋ ㄨˊ ㄓ nin4 siu3 mou4 zi1 (idiom) young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
- 人烟稀少 人煙稀少 rén yān xī shǎo ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ jan4 jin1 hei1 siu2 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
- 僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo ㄙㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄡ ㄕㄠˇ zang1 do1 zuk1 siu2 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
- 少不更事 shào bù gēng shì ㄕㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄥ ㄕˋ (idiom) young and inexperienced; wet behind the ears
- 少见多怪 少見多怪 shǎo jiàn duō guài ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄞˋ siu2 gin3 do1 gwaai3 lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be astonished by certain things (idiom)
- 疏谋少略 疎謀少略 shū móu shǎo lüè ㄕㄨ ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄩㄝˋ (idiom) unable to plan; inept at strategy
- 凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ hung1 do1 gat1 siu3 lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom)
Example sentences
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此刻 我 缺少 现金 現金 。
I'm short of cash at the moment.
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缺少 运动 運動 有害 健康 。
A lack of exercise is bad for your health.
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公司 缺少 领导 領導 团队 團隊 。
The company lacks leadership.
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厨房 廚房 里 裡 缺少 一 台 臺 洗碗机 洗碗機 。
The kitchen lacks a dishwasher.
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水 是 生命 所 不可缺少 的 。
Water is indispensable to life.
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