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匮乏 (匱乏)
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

匮乏 [kuìfá]
  1. 1. adjective [书] deficient
    灾区生活用品极为匮乏
    The disaster area is very low in basic necessities.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

匮乏 [kuìfá]
  1. 1. [Literary] short (of supplies); deficient; starve
    人口的激增引起资源的匮乏
    The rapid increase in population caused a shortage of natural resources.
    极度匮乏
    a serious shortage in the supply
    物资匮乏
    short of supplies

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

匮乏 [kuìfá]
  1. 1. 缺少;缺乏
    资源匮乏
    人才匮乏

Examples

极度匮乏
a serious shortage in the supply
匮乏
short (of supplies); deficient
由于水源的匮乏,牧民们准备寻找新的定居点。
Due to the lack of water, the herdsmen are planning to look for a new settlement.
匮乏
不虞匮乏
人才匮乏

Collocations

资金匮乏
a lack of funds
资源匮乏
a lack of resources
极度匮乏
a severe shortage
严重匮乏
a severe shortage

Word Decomposition


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