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少不了 (shǎo bu liǎo): cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

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Pinyin
Meaning: cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many
Characters: 3
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

cannot do without
to be unavoidable
are bound to be many

Chinese explanation

不能没有
不可缺少。表示某人或某物非常重要，必须有。也指免不了，一定会发生。

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Character breakdown

HSK 1

few

HSK 1

no

HSK 1

(completed action marker)

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