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缺乏
quēfá
1. to lack
2. to be short of
3. lack
4. shortage
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown

缺
quē
to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit
HSK 4 10 丶
乏
fá
poor; short, lacking; tired
HSK 5 4 丶

Compound Words (1)

缺乏症
quēfázhèng
clinical deficiency

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
4,053 of 84,292