How do you say “lack” in Vietnamese?

“Lack” in Vietnamese is thiếu (to be short of).

Vietnamese words for “lack”

• thiếuListenverb
  Hanoi [tʰiəw˧˦] · Saigon [tʰiw˦˥]thiếu rising

  to be short of; to lack

  for “lack” meaning: To be without, not to have, to need, to require.

  • Tom thiếu sáng kiến.Tom lacks initiative.

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