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缺少

quē shǎo

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Transitive stative verb

缺少 (quē shǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “lack”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

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

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Example

做這道菜還缺少一樣材料。

Making this dish is still missing one ingredient.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).