How to Say ‘You're still missing one’ in Traditional Chinese
你還少一份
nǐ hái shǎo yī fèn
[nǐ hái shǎo ee fèn]
💬 Usage Tip: 份 (fèn) is the counting word for documents and copies: 一份表格 "one form", 兩份影本 "two photocopies". 少 (shǎo) here means "be short of", not just "few".
Phrase Breakdown
你還少
nǐ hái shǎo
You are still missing
還 (hái) means 'still'. 少 (shǎo) here means 'to be short of'. 你 and 少 are both third tones.
你還少一張照片。
You're still missing one photo.
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
還
hái
[hái]
still
Indicates something continues to happen.
他還在睡覺。
He is still sleeping.
少
shǎo
[shǎo]
to be short; lack
Used as a verb meaning to have fewer than expected.
我們少一個人。
We are one person short.
一份
yī fèn
one (copy)
份 (fèn) is a measure word for documents. 一 becomes yí before the fourth-tone 份.
請給我一份。
Please give me one copy.
Words in this phrase
一
yī
[ee]
one; a
A number word that helps form the phrase for category.
你想找哪一類工作？
What kind of job do you want to look for?
份
fèn
[fèn]
measure word for documents
Classifier used for copies of papers, documents, or newspapers.
請準備一份履歷。
Please prepare a copy of your résumé.
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