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匮乏
匱乏
kuìfá
1. to be deficient in sth
2. to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)

Character Breakdown

匮
kuì
to lack; lacking, deficient; exhausted; empty
11 丶
乏
fá
poor; short, lacking; tired
HSK 5 4 丶

Compound Words (3)

无虞匮乏
wúyúkuìfá
no fear of deficiency
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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