匮乏 (匱乏)
kuì fá
Pinyin

Definition

匮乏 (匱乏)
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kuì fá
  1. to be deficient in sth
  2. to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (15)

quē fá
  1. 1 to lack
  2. 2 to be short of
  3. 3 lack
  4. 4 shortage
  1. 1 short of
  2. 2 tired
fá lì
  1. 1 lacking in strength
  2. 2 weak
  3. 3 feeble
fá wèi
  1. 1 tedious
kuì fá
  1. 1 to be deficient in sth
  2. 2 to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)

Idioms (7)

乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén
  1. 1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
人困马乏
rén kùn mǎ fá
  1. 1 riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
  2. 2 worn out
  3. 3 exhausted
  4. 4 spent
  5. 5 fatigued
分身乏术
fēn shēn fá shù
  1. 1 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
  2. 2 to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
勤劳不虞匮乏
qín láo bù yú kuì fá
  1. 1 Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)
单调乏味
dān diào fá wèi
  1. 1 monotonous
  2. 2 dull
  3. 3 tedious (idiom)