少不了
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

少不了

shǎobuliǎo

cannot do without

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

cannot do without

02

to be unavoidable

03

are bound to be many

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 少不了

What does 少不了 mean in Chinese?

少不了 (shǎobuliǎo) means cannot do without.

How do you pronounce 少不了?

少不了 is pronounced shǎobuliǎo.

Is 少不了 an HSK word?

少不了 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 少不了?

少不了 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.

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