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少不了 (shǎo bu liǎo): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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少不了

少不了 (shǎo bu liǎo): Inevitable / Can't do without (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

少不了 consists of 3 characters.

[makes an exclamation]

Word Info

Pinyinshǎo bu liǎo

MeaningInevitable / Can't do without

Characters3

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word少不了

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3.

How to Use 少不了 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 少不了 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verbwith功劳

gōng功

láo劳

shǎo少

bù不

liǎo了

neutral

credit is indispensable

Verb + Object

shǎo少

bù不

liǎo了

má麻

fan烦

Adverb + Verbwith肯定

kěn肯

dìng定

shǎo少

bù不

liǎo了

4.

Example Sentences with 少不了

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

shào少

bù不

liǎo了

hē喝

neutral

inevitable trouble

shǎo少

bù不

liǎo了

nǐ你

neutral

can't do without you

neutral

definitely indispensable

shuǐ

水

。

I can't go without drinking water every day.

chóu筹

bèi备

rú如

cǐ此

shèng盛

dà大

de的

qìng庆

diǎn典

，

kěn肯

dìng定

shǎo少

bù不

liǎo了

zhōu周

mì密

de的

cè策

huà划

。

Preparing for such a grand celebration inevitably requires meticulous planning.

nǐ你

men们

zhè这

cì次

zhǎng长

tú途

zì自

jià驾

yóu游

，

lù路

shang上

shǎo少

bù不

liǎo了

yù遇

dào到

xiē些

tū突

fā发

zhuàng状

kuàng况

ba吧

？

On your long road trip, you must have inevitably encountered some unexpected situations, right?

zuò做

zhè这

ge个

cài菜

shào少

bù不

liǎo了

yán盐

。

Salt is essential for making this dish.

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

chéng成

gōng功

，

kě可

shǎo少

bù不

liǎo了

tuán团

duì队

chéng成

yuán员

jiān间

de的

jǐn紧

mì密

xié协

zuò作

。

The success of this project cannot be achieved without close collaboration among team members.

bié别

yǐ以

wéi为

méi没

yǒu有

tā他

cān参

yù与

jiù就

bàn办

bù不

chéng成

，

zhè这

shì事

hái还

zhēn真

shǎo少

bù不

liǎo了

tā他

。

Don't think it can't be done without his involvement; this matter really can't do without him.

chéng成

gōng功

shào少

bù不

liǎo了

nǔ努

lì力

hé和

jiān坚

chí持

。

Success cannot be achieved without hard work and persistence.

zhōu周

mò末

de的

jiā家

tíng庭

jù聚

huì会

，

cān餐

zhuō桌

shàng上

zǒng总

shǎo少

bù不

liǎo了

mā妈

ma妈

zuò做

de的

ná拿

shǒu手

hǎo好

cài菜

。

At our weekend family gatherings, Mom's signature dishes are always an indispensable part of the table.

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多少duō shaoHSK 1
减少jiǎn shǎoHSK 4
少年shào niánHSK 4
少数shǎo shùHSK 4
少见shǎo jiànHSK 4
少量shǎo liàngHSK 4
缺少quē shǎoHSK 4
至少zhì shǎoHSK 4

Words with 不

不要bù yàoHSK 1
不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不错bù cuòHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
不久bù jiǔHSK 3
不但bù dànHSK 3

Words with 了

为了wèi leHSK 3
了解liǎo jiěHSK 3
除了chú leHSK 3
受不了shòu bù liǎoHSK 4
不得了bù dé liǎoHSK 5
了不起liǎo bu qǐHSK 5
得了dé leHSK 6

不同

bù tóng

HSK 3

算了

suàn le

HSK 6