9 sentences for 少 (shǎo — lack)

1. 这副扑克少了一张牌。

   zhè fù pū​kè shǎo le yī zhāng pái.

   This deck of cards is missing one card.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 这本书是不是少了什么？

   zhè běn shū shì bù shì shǎo le shén​me?

   Is something missing from this book?

   Source: OpenSubtitles

3. “大”字比“小”字少一点。

   “ dà” zì bǐ“ xiǎo” zì shǎo yī​diǎn.

   The character '大' has one less dot than the character '小'.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 数一下，还少一个人。

   shǔ yī​xià, hái shǎo yī gè rén.

   Count them; there is still one person missing.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. ‎为什么感觉我们少了家具？

   ‎ wèi​shén​me gǎn​jué wǒ​men shǎo le jiā​jù?

   Why does it feel like we're missing furniture?

   Source: OpenSubtitles

6. 少了一把勺子。

   shǎo le yī bǎ sháo​zi.

   There is a spoon missing.

   Source: Tatoeba

7. 你说少了一份文件是什么意思？

   nǐ shuō shǎo le yī fèn wén​jiàn shì shén​me yì​si?

   What do you mean a document is missing?

   Source: OpenSubtitles

8. 这件事背后少不了被人私下议起。

   zhè jiàn shì bèi​hòu shǎo bù​liǎo bèi rén sī​xià yì qǐ.

   This matter will inevitably be talked about in private.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

9. 老师说，“乌”字指黑色的鸟，比“鸟”字少一点。

   lǎo​shī shuō,“ wū” zì zhǐ hēi​sè de niǎo, bǐ“ niǎo” zì shǎo yī​diǎn.

   The teacher said that the character 'wu' (乌) refers to a black bird and is written with one less dot than the character 'niao' (鸟).

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary