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Chinese
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lack; scarce; vacant post lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of |
short of; tired
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| trad. (缺乏)
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缺
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乏
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| simp. #(缺乏)
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缺
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乏
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Pronunciation
Verb
缺乏
- to lack; to be deficient in; to be short of
- 缺乏常識／缺乏常识 ― quēfá chángshí ― to lack common sense
- 缺乏深度 ― quēfá shēndù ― to lack depth
Synonyms
- 不夠 / 不够 (bùgòu)
- 不敷 (bùfū) (literary)
- 不滿 / 不满 (bùmǎn)
- 不足 (bùzú)
- 乏達 / 乏达 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
- 匱乏 / 匮乏 (kuìfá)
- 欠 (qiàn)
- 欠缺 (qiànquē)
- 短少 (duǎnshǎo)
- 短缺 (duǎnquē)
- 絕乏 / 绝乏 (juéfá) (literary)
- 缺如 (quērú) (literary)
- 缺少 (quēshǎo)
- 缺欠 (quēqiàn)
- 缺缺 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 虧 / 亏 (kuī)
- 貧 / 贫 (pín) (literary, or in compounds)
- 闕乏 / 阙乏 (quēfá) (literary)
- 闕如 / 阙如 (quērú) (literary)
Derived terms
Korean
Noun
缺乏 • (gyeolpip) (hangeul 결핍)
- hanja form? of 결핍 (“lack; deficiency”)