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缺乏

quē fá
HSK 5
shortage, be lacking, to be short of
verb

Example Sentences

这个地区缺乏水源。
zhègè dìqū quēfá shuǐyuán 。
This area is short of water resources.
他缺乏自信,不敢发言。
tā quēfá zìxìn , bùgǎn fāyán 。
He lacks confidence and doesn't dare to speak.
我们的团队缺乏经验,需要培训。
wǒmen de tuánduì quēfá jīngyàn , xūyào péixùn 。
Our team lacks experience and needs training.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

不足bùzú
insufficient
More commonly used to describe not enough of something in a general sense.
缺失quēshī
missing
Emphasizes the absence of something that should be present.

Words Starting With 缺

缺少quē shǎo
lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack
缺点quē diǎn
weak point; fault; shortcoming
缺口quē kǒu
nick; jag; gap; shortfall
缺席quē xí
absence; absent
缺陷quē xiàn
a defect; a flaw

Words Ending With 乏

贫乏pín fá
lack; incomplete

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Individual Characters

缺quē
be short of, lack
乏fá
short of, tired

Public Lists with 缺乏

HSK 5
All words for the HSK 5 test