lack; be short of; be deficient
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to lack; to be short of; to be deficient
formalOften used for concrete items, money, or personnel that fall short of a required amount or quota. Tends to be used in formal or business contexts.
Zhè这
pī批
huò货
wù物
duǎn短
shǎo少
le了
sān三
xiāng箱
。
This batch of goods is short by three crates.
Qīng清
diǎn点
xiàn现
jīn金
hòu后
fā发
xiàn现
zhàng账
mù目
duǎn短
shǎo少
le了
yī一
qiān千
yuán元
。
After counting the cash, we discovered the accounts were short by one thousand yuan.
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Bǎo保
cún存
de的
dōng东
xī西
，
yī一
jiàn件
yě也
bù不
duǎn短
shǎo少
。
Not a single thing that was stored is missing.
Rén人
yuán员
biān编
zhì制
bù不
néng能
duǎn短
shǎo少
。
The staffing quota must not be deficient.
Zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
de的
shù数
jù据
sì似
hū乎
duǎn短
shǎo少
le了
yī一
xiē些
guān关
jiàn键
xìn信
xī息
。
The data in this report seems to be lacking some crucial information.