# 少不了 (shǎobuliǎo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 少不了 (shǎobuliǎo) means “cannot do without; unavoidable”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: cannot do without; unavoidable
- Pinyin: shǎobuliǎo (shao3 bu5 liao3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 吃饺子少不了要放醋。
  Chī jiǎozi shǎobuliǎo yào fàng cù.
  When eating dumplings, you cannot do without vinegar.

## Characters

- [少](https://hanziro.com/word/shao-few/) (shǎo): few; little
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [了](https://hanziro.com/word/le-completed-action/) (le): (particle) completed action; (particle) change of state

https://hanziro.com/word/shao-bu-liao-cannot-do-without/

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