shortage of in Chinese

HSK 3.0 · Level 3

quēshǎo

lack
shortage of
shortfall
to be short (of)
to lack

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Example sentences

shuǐ 水 shì 是 shēngmìng 生命 suǒ 所 bùkě 不可 quēshǎo 缺少 de 的。

Water is indispensable to life.
quēshǎo 缺少 yùndòng 运动 yǒuhài 有害 jiànkāng 健康。

A lack of exercise is bad for your health.

1 entry in ChineseDict lists "shortage of" as a meaning.