Definition

Examples

• 由于资源匮乏，他们不得不减少生产。
  Yóuyú zīyuán kuì fá, tāmen bùdébù jiǎnshǎo shēngchǎn.
  Due to a shortage of resources, they had to reduce production.
• 这个地区长期面临水资源匮乏的问题。
  Zhège dìqū chángqī miànlín shuǐ zīyuán kuì fá de wèntí.
  This region has long faced the problem of water scarcity.
• 在食物匮乏的情况下，人们开始寻找新的食物来源。
  Zài shíwù kuì fá de qíngkuàng xià, rénmen kāishǐ xúnzhǎo xīn de shíwù láiyuán.
  In a situation of food shortage, people began to look for new food sources.