贫乏 (pín fá) — impoverished, lacking, deficient, limited

Definition

Examples

• 这个地区的自然资源非常贫乏。
  Zhè ge dì qū de zì rán zī yuán fēi cháng pín fá.
  This region's natural resources are very impoverished.
• 他的想象力贫乏，写不出好故事。
  Tā de xiǎng xiàng lì pín fá, xiě bù chū hǎo gù shi.
  His imagination is lacking; he can't write good stories.
• 这本书内容贫乏，不值得买。
  Zhè běn shū nèi róng pín fá, bù zhí dé mǎi.
  This book's content is deficient; it's not worth buying.