shǎo bu liǎo
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  • 1

    v.be indispensable; can’t dispense with; cannot do without

    • bǐ sài shǎo bu liǎo nǐ

      比赛少不了

      We can't do without you for this match.

    • nà jiàn shì shǎo bu liǎo tā

      少不了

      He is needed for that.

    • zhè cì jiāo yóu shǎo bu liǎo tā

      这次郊游少不了

      We can't go without her for this outing.

  • 2

    v.be unavoidable; be bound to

    • wǒ jué de shǎo bu liǎo yào xiàng tā dào qiàn

      觉得少不了道歉

      I think that apologizing to him is unavoidable.

    • yǒu xiàn mù jiù shǎo bu liǎo dù jì

      羡慕少不了妒忌

      Jealousy comes naturally with admiration.

    • fū qī jiān shǎo bu liǎo wèi suǒ shì bàn zuǐ

      夫妻少不了琐事拌嘴

      Family squabbles seem natural between husband and wife.

  • 3

    v.considerable; more than one expected; can't be only a few or only a little

    • wǒ jué de yǎn qián de kùn nan kàn lái shǎo bu liǎo

      觉得眼前困难看来少不了

      In my opinion, it appears that there will be a lot of difficulties.

    • hé suǒ yǒu de jué dà duō shù chéng xù yī yàng gāi xì tǒng yě shǎo bu liǎo lòu dòng

      所有大多数程序一样系统少不了漏洞

      Like most rewrites, this system was full of bumps.