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缺乏

quē fá

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

缺乏 (quē fá) means "to lack; to be short of". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 缺乏 means

1. to lack; to be short of

The characters in 缺乏

• 缺quēdeficiency; lack; scarce
• 乏fáshort of; tired

Example sentences

• 他缺乏常识。
  Tā quēfá chángshí.
  He is lacking in common sense.
• 她缺乏常识。
  Tā quēfá chángshí.
  She is lacking in common sense.
• 你缺乏冲劲。
  Nǐ quēfá chòngjìn.
  You don't have enough push.
• 他缺乏经验。
  He is lacking in experience.
• 他缺乏勇气。
  He is wanting in courage.
• 你缺乏耐心。
  You're impatient.

Words starting with 缺乏

• 缺乏症quē fá zhèngclinical deficiency

Where 缺乏 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Persuasion, Advice & Shortage (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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