Expressing 'can't do without' with 少不了

Structure

Examples

• 每年春节，少不了饺子和春晚。
  Měi nián chūn jié, shǎo bù liǎo jiǎo zi hé chūn wǎn.
  Every Chinese New Year, it's gotta be dumplings and the Spring Festival Gala.
• 如果回家晚了，少不了一顿骂。
  Rú guǒ huí jiā wǎn le, shǎo bù liǎo yí dùn mà.
  If I get home late, there's no getting out of getting yelled at.
• 过生日少不了吃生日蛋糕。
  Guò shēng rì shǎo bù liǎo chī shēng rì dàn gāo.
  On someone's birthday we can't not eat birthday cake.
• 回家过年少不了带点礼物给家人。
  Huí jiā guò nián shǎo bù liǎo dài diǎn lǐ wù gěi jiā rén.
  When you return home for Chinese New Year, you can't fail to bring back some presents for your family.
• 大家都是邻居，以后少不了麻烦您。
  Dà jiā dōu shì lín jū, yǐ hòu shǎo bù liǎo má fan nín.
  We're all neighbors, so we'll definitely have to trouble you at some point.

Words that use this

• 少不了shǎo bu liǎocannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many