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短缺

duǎn quē

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

短缺 (duǎn quē) means "shortage". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 短缺 means

1. shortage

The characters in 短缺

• 短duǎnshort; brief; to lack
• 缺quēdeficiency; lack; scarce

Example sentences

• 燃料短缺。
  Ránliào duǎnquē.
  There was a shortage of fuel.
• 最近的咖啡短缺带来了许多问题。
  Zuì jìn de kāfēi duǎnquē dàilái le xǔduō wèntí.
  The recent shortage of coffee has given rise to a lot of problems.
• 近来咖啡的短缺造成了许多问题。
  Jìnlái kāfēi de duǎnquē zàochéng le xǔduō wèntí.
  The recent shortage of coffee has given rise to a lot of problems.
• 戈雷利克表示，他在约旦的研究成果可用于评估叙利亚等其他中东国家的水资源短缺。
  Gorelick said that the outcomes of his work in Jordan may be used to evaluate water scarcity in other Middle Eastern countries, such as Syria.

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