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乏
fá
1. short of
2. tired
Common • Top 14% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

乏
fá
poor; short, lacking; tired
HSK 5 4 丶

Compound Words (20)

不乏
bùfá
there is no lack of
乏力
fálì
lacking in strength
乏味
fáwèi
tedious
匮乏
kuìfá
to be deficient in sth
承乏
chéngfá
to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)
疲乏
pífá
tired
缺乏
quēfá
to lack
HSK 5
解乏
jiěfá
to relieve tiredness
贫乏
pínfá
lack
HSK 6
缺乏症
quēfázhèng
clinical deficiency
乏燃料
fáránliào
spent fuel
回天乏术
huítiānfáshù
unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
后继乏人
hòujìfárén
see [[後繼無人|后继无人<hòujìwúrén>]]
语言匮乏
yǔyánkuìfá
language deficit (linguistics)
乏人照顾
fárénzhàogù
(of a person) left unattended
无虞匮乏
wúyúkuìfá
no fear of deficiency
乏善可陈
fáshànkěchén
to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
乏燃料棒
fáránliàobàng
spent fuel rods
人困马乏
rénkùnmǎfá
riders tired and horses weary
欲振乏力
yùzhènfálì
to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,398
Word Frequency Rank
11,948 of 84,292

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