缺少

quēshǎo

lack

Dictionary entry

lack; shortage of; shortfall

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缺
少

See it in sentences

我们最缺少的是时间。

Wǒmen zuì quēshǎo de shì shíjiān.

English

What we lack most is time.

我们不缺少信心。

Wǒmen bù quēshǎo xìnxīn.

English

We do not lack confidence.

Goes with

  • 缺少经验lack experience
  • 缺少运动lack exercise

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