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乏
fá
poor; short, lacking; tired
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HSK 5
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丿
piě
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之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
⿱丿之
i
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Words Using 乏 (23)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
缺乏
↗
quēfá
to lack / to be short of / lack / shortage
5
quēfá
缺乏
↗
HSK 5
to lack / to be short of / lack / shortage
贫乏
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pínfá
lack / incomplete
6
pínfá
贫乏
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HSK 6
lack / incomplete
乏味
↗
fáwèi
tedious
fáwèi
乏味
↗
tedious
乏
↗
fá
short of / tired
fá
乏
↗
short of / tired
不乏
↗
bùfá
there is no lack of
bùfá
不乏
↗
there is no lack of
疲乏
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pífá
tired / weary
pífá
疲乏
↗
tired / weary
乏力
↗
fálì
lacking in strength / weak / feeble
fálì
乏力
↗
lacking in strength / weak / feeble
人困马乏
↗
rénkùnmǎfá
riders tired and horses weary / worn out / exhausted / spent / fatigued
rénkùnmǎfá
人困马乏
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riders tired and horses weary / worn out / exhausted / spent / fatigued
勤劳不虞匮乏
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qínláobùyúkuìfá
Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)
qínláobùyúkuìfá
勤劳不虞匮乏
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Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)
匮乏
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kuìfá
to be deficient in sth / to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)
kuìfá
匮乏
↗
to be deficient in sth / to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)