少不了 (can't do without)
The party needs you, period
- Subj + cannot do without少不了 + Noun / Verb Phrase = "can't do without / there's bound to be".
- 这件matter事cannot do without少不了you你 = "we can't manage this without you."
- to travel旅行cannot do without少不了trouble麻烦 = "travel inevitably brings hassles."
Subj + cannot do without少不了 + Noun / Verb Phrase
- cannot do without少不了 says something is indispensable or bound to occur.
this这(measure word)件matter事can't do without少不了you你。
- cannot do without少不了you你 = "(we) can't do without you."
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少不了 declares something indispensable: can't do without it.
Practice
We can't do without you on this: 这件事 ____ 你。
少不了 + Noun/VP = can't do without: 这件事少不了你.
Practice
少不了 marks something as indispensable or unavoidable.
Yes — 少不了你 (can't do without you).
Recap
Key idea
- cannot do without少不了 + Noun / VP — "can't do without / bound to have"
- 这件matter事cannot do without少不了you你 · to travel旅行cannot do without少不了trouble麻烦
- Marks something indispensable or unavoidable
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Sentence patterns.
Practice
旅行少不了麻烦 means…
少不了 = bound to have / indispensable.