lack (v.)
HSK 4
Traditional
缺少 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
这个菜谱缺少一些关键的食材。 zhège càipǔ quēshǎo yīxiē guānjiàn de shí cái. - This recipe lacks some key ingredients.
这个地区缺少干净的饮用水。 zhège dìqū quēshǎo gānjìng de yǐnyòng shuǐ. - This area lacks clean drinking water.
我们缺少足够的信息来做出决定。 wǒmen quēshǎo zúgòu de xìnxī lái zuò chū juédìng. - We lack enough information to make a decision.
这款手机缺少一些重要的功能。 zhè kuǎn shǒujī quēshǎo yīxiē zhòngyào de gōngnéng. - This phone lacks some important features.
这里缺少一位领导者。 zhèlǐ quēshǎo yī wèi lǐngdǎozhě. - There is a lack of a leader here.
Characters
少 shǎo - few | HSK 1
缺 quē - be short of, lack; be incomplete; be flawed; be absent; vacancy, vacant position |