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匮
匱
kuì
1.
to lack
2.
lacking
3.
empty
4.
exhausted
Common • Top 21%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (18)
不匮
bùkuì
endlessly
匮乏
kuìfá
to be deficient in sth
匮竭
kuìjié
exhausted
匮缺
kuìquē
to be deficient in sth
恤匮
xùkuì
to relieve the distressed
疲匮
píkuì
tired
空匮
kòngkuì
scarce
窘匮
jiǒngkuì
destitute
穷匮
qióngkuì
to be short of sth
罄匮
qìngkuì
used-up
不俭则匮
bùjiǎnzékuì
wastage makes one destitute (idiom)
俭以防匮
jiǎnyǐfángkuì
frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
勤则不匮
qínzébùkuì
If one is industrious, one will not be in want. (idiom)
孝思不匮
xiàosībùkuì
to be forever filial (idiom)
无虞匮乏
wúyúkuìfá
no fear of deficiency
笥匮囊空
sìkuìnángkōng
extremely destitute (idiom)
语言匮乏
yǔyánkuìfá
language deficit (linguistics)
勤劳不虞匮乏
qínláobùyúkuìfá
Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- Character Frequency Rank
- 3,726
- Word Frequency Rank
- 17,863 of 84,292