匮乏 (kuì fá) — deficient, lacking (in supplies or resources)
Definition
Formal written adjective meaning 'deficient, scarce' — used for resources and supplies, especially in academic or journalistic writing. Stronger than 缺少, which is the everyday spoken word for 'lacking'.
adjective
deficientlacking (in supplies or resources)
Examples
- 匮乏，。Yóu yú zī yuán kuì fá, tā men bù dé bù jiǎn shǎo shēng chǎn.Due to a shortage of resources, they had to reduce production.
- 匮乏。Zhè ge dì qū cháng qī miàn lín shuǐ zī yuán kuì fá de wèn tí.This region has long faced the problem of water scarcity.
- 匮乏，。Zài shí wù kuì fá de qíng kuàng xià, rén men kāi shǐ xún zhǎo xīn de shí wù lái yuán.In a situation of food shortage, people began to look for new food sources.
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