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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 缺少

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
缺少 quē shǎo - lack
- shortage of
- shortfall
- to be short (of)
- to lack

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 3 4,931 3,715 4,105

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
缺 quē- deficiency
- lack
- scarce
- vacant post
- to run short of
少 shǎo- few
- less
- to lack
- to be missing
- to stop (doing sth)
- seldom
少 shào- young

Other Words Containing 缺少

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
缺少 4 3 4,931 3,715 4,105