缺衣少食 quē yī shǎo shí

short of food and clothing; destitute

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 66129th word

Definitions

  1. 1. short of food and clothing
  2. 2. destitute

Characters

Character Meaning
缺 quē HSK 4
lack; to run short of; deficiency
衣 yī HSK 1
clothes; Kangxi radical 145; to wear
少 shǎo HSK 1
few; less; to lack
食 shí HSK 5
to eat; food; animal feed