乏 (fá) — to lack (bound form, in compounds like 缺乏); tired; exhausted (bound form, in compounds like 疲乏)
Definition
A bound morpheme, almost never used alone — it appears inside compounds like 缺乏 ('to lack') and 疲乏 ('exhausted'). The two senses share a 'shortage / drained' idea: lacking something, or drained of energy.
bound form
to lack (bound form, in compounds like 缺乏)tiredexhausted (bound form, in compounds like 疲乏)
Examples
- 。Zhè ge xiàng mù quē fá zī jīn.This project lacks funds.
- ，。Zǒu le zhè me jiǔ, wǒ gǎn dào pí fá.After walking so long, I feel exhausted.
- 。Huì chǎng shàng bù fá rè qíng de guān zhòng.There is no lack of enthusiastic audience members at the venue.
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