稀缺 (xī quē) — rare, scarce

Definition

Examples

• 在这个地区，水资源非常稀缺。
  Zài zhè ge dì qū, shuǐ zī yuán fēi cháng xī quē.
  In this region, water resources are very scarce.
• 这种动物的数量越来越稀缺了。
  Zhè zhǒng dòng wù de shù liàng yuè lái yuè xī quē le.
  The number of this animal is becoming increasingly rare.
• 高质量的教育资源在城市里也很稀缺。
  Gāo zhì liàng de jiào yù zī yuán zài chéng shì lǐ yě hěn xī quē.
  High-quality educational resources are also scarce in cities.

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