缺乏 quē fá ㄑㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˊ kyut3 fat6 HSK 5 高階級 · Level 4
- to lack; to be short of
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缺
- 欠缺 qiàn quē ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ him3 kyut3 to be deficient in
- 残缺 殘缺 cán quē ㄘㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ caan4 kyut3 badly damaged
- 短缺 duǎn quē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝ dyun2 kyut3 shortage
- 紧缺 緊缺 jǐn quē ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄩㄝ gan2 kyut3 in short supply
- 缺口 quē kǒu ㄑㄩㄝ ㄎㄡˇ kyut3 hau2 nick
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- 缺失 quē shī ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕ kyut3 sat1 lack; deficiency
- 缺少 quē shǎo ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ kyut3 siu2 lack
- 缺席 quē xí ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧˊ kyut3 zik6 to be absent
- 缺陷 quē xiàn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧㄢˋ kyut3 haam6 defect; flaw
- 缺点 缺點 quē diǎn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄢˇ kyut3 dim2 weak point
- 候缺 hòu quē ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄝ hau6 kyut3 waiting for a vacancy
- 傻缺 shǎ quē ㄕㄚˇ ㄑㄩㄝ so4 kyut3 (slang) idiot; fool
- 出缺 chū quē ㄔㄨ ㄑㄩㄝ ceot1 kyut3 to fall vacant
- 列缺 liè quē ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄝ lit6 kyut3 lightning (archaic word)
- 匮缺 匱缺 kuì quē ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄝ gwai6 kyut3 to be deficient in sth
- 圆缺 圓缺 yuán quē ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ jyun4 kyut3 waxing and waning (of the moon)
- 奇缺 qí quē ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄝ kei4 kyut3 very short of (food, clean water etc)
- 或缺 huò quē ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩㄝ waak6 kyut3 to lack
- 暂缺 暫缺 zàn quē ㄗㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ zaam6 kyut3 currently in short supply
- 月缺 yuè quē ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄝ jyut6 kyut3 new moon
乏
- 不乏 bù fá ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚˊ bat1 fat6 there is no lack of
- 乏力 fá lì ㄈㄚˊ ㄌㄧˋ fat6 lik6 lacking in strength; weak; feeble
- 乏味 fá wèi ㄈㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ fat6 mei6 tedious
- 匮乏 匱乏 kuì fá ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄚˊ gwai6 fat6 to be deficient in sth
- 承乏 chéng fá ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄚˊ sing4 fat6 to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)
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- 疲乏 pí fá ㄆㄧˊ ㄈㄚˊ pei4 fat6 tired
- 解乏 jiě fá ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄈㄚˊ gaai2 fat6 to relieve tiredness
- 贫乏 貧乏 pín fá ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄚˊ pan4 fat6 impoverished
- 乏燃料 fá rán liào ㄈㄚˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ fat6 jin4 liu2 (nuclear energy) spent fuel
- 波提乏 Bō tí fá ㄅㄛ ㄊㄧˊ ㄈㄚˊ bo1 tai4 fat6 Potiphar, the captain of the pharaoh's guard (in the account of Joseph in the Book of Genesis)
- 缺乏症 quē fá zhèng ㄑㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˊ ㄓㄥˋ kyut3 fat6 zing3 clinical deficiency
- 不虞匮乏 不虞匱乏 bù yú kuì fá ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˊ ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄚˊ to have ample supplies (or money etc)
- 乏人照顾 乏人照顧 fá rén zhào gù ㄈㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄠˋ ㄍㄨˋ fat6 jan4 ziu3 gu3 (of a person) left unattended
- 乏善可陈 乏善可陳 fá shàn kě chén ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄣˊ fat6 sin6 ho2 can4 (idiom) to be nothing to write home about
- 乏燃料棒 fá rán liào bàng ㄈㄚˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄤˋ fat6 jin4 liu2 paang5 (nuclear energy) spent fuel rods
- 人困马乏 人困馬乏 rén kùn mǎ fá ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄚˊ jan4 kwan3 maa5 fat6 riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
- 分身乏术 分身乏術 fēn shēn fá shù ㄈㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ fan1 san1 fat6 seot6 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
- 单调乏味 單調乏味 dān diào fá wèi ㄉㄢ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ daan1 diu6 fat6 mei6 monotonous
- 回天乏术 回天乏術 huí tiān fá shù ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ wui4 tin1 fat6 seot6 (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery
- 后继乏人 後繼乏人 hòu jì fá rén ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ hau6 gai3 fat6 jan4 see 后继无人
Idioms with these characters
- 抱残守缺 抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quē ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
- 宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 nìng quē wú làn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ ning4 kyut3 mou4 laam6 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
- 拾遗补缺 拾遺補缺 shí yí bǔ quē ㄕˊ ㄧˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄝ sap6 wai4 bou2 kyut3 to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)
- 单调乏味 單調乏味 dān diào fá wèi ㄉㄢ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ daan1 diu6 fat6 mei6 monotonous
- 乏善可陈 乏善可陳 fá shàn kě chén ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄣˊ fat6 sin6 ho2 can4 (idiom) to be nothing to write home about
- 分身乏术 分身乏術 fēn shēn fá shù ㄈㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ fan1 san1 fat6 seot6 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
Show 3 more idioms with 乏
- 回天乏术 回天乏術 huí tiān fá shù ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ wui4 tin1 fat6 seot6 (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery
- 人困马乏 人困馬乏 rén kùn mǎ fá ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄚˊ jan4 kwan3 maa5 fat6 riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
- 欲振乏力 yù zhèn fá lì ㄩˋ ㄓㄣˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄌㄧˋ juk6 zan3 fat6 lik6 to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)
Example sentences
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他 缺乏 勇气 勇氣 。
He is wanting in courage.
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他 缺乏 经验 經驗 。
He is lacking in experience.
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她 缺乏 常识 常識 。
She is lacking in common sense.
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他 缺乏 常识 常識 。
He is lacking in common sense.
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你 缺乏 耐心 。
You're impatient.
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