Chinese phrase
我的文具盒里少了〜 wǒ de wén jù hé lǐ shǎo le 〜
Meaning
My pencil case is missing a ___
When to use it
An item is missing from the speaker's pencil case. The missing item's name fills the final part, and the phrase states the problem in a simple, neutral way.
Example dialogue
我的文具盒里少了一把尺子。 wǒ de wén jù hé lǐ shǎo le yì bǎ chǐ zi
There is a ruler missing from my pencil case.
我们也看看课桌里面吧。 wǒ men yě kàn kàn kè zhuō lǐ miàn ba
Let's check inside the desk as well.