# 缺少 (quēshǎo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 缺少 (quēshǎo) means “to lack; shortage”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to lack; shortage
- Pinyin: quēshǎo (que1 shao3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 这些植物缺少阳光和水分。
  Zhèxiē zhíwù quēshǎo yángguāng hé shuǐfèn.
  These plants lack sunlight and water.

## Characters

- [缺](https://hanziro.com/word/que-lack/) (quē): to lack; to be short of
- [少](https://hanziro.com/word/shao-few/) (shǎo): few; little

https://hanziro.com/word/que-shao-lack/

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