缺货 (quē huò) — to be out of stock, to run short

Definition

Means goods are unavailable because the supply has been used up or not restocked — a state, not a verb of action. A common term in retail, shopping, and supply-chain contexts.

verb

to be out of stockto run short

Examples

缺货。
Zhè jiā diàn hěn duō shāng pǐn dōu quē huò le.
Many items in this store are out of stock.
。
Shàng ge yuè nà ge xíng hào de shǒu jī quē guò huò.
That phone model was out of stock last month.
，缺货。
Míng tiān xīn huò dào le, jiù bú huì quē huò le.
New stock arrives tomorrow, so it won't be out of stock then.

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