匮乏

匱乏

kuìfá

adjective #26,796

Meanings

1 deficient
2 lacking
3 scarce
4 in short supply

Characters

exhausted; depleted; empty chest

lacking; tired; deficient

Examples

战时物资匮乏，人们生活非常艰难。

Zhàn shí wùzī kuìfá, rénmen shēnghuó fēicháng jiānnán.

During the war, supplies were scarce and people's lives were very difficult.

这个地区医疗资源匮乏，急需援助。

Zhège dìqū yīliáo zīyuán kuìfá, jí xū yuánzhù.

This region is severely lacking in medical resources and urgently needs aid.

Tips

usage

匮乏 is a formal, written-register word often used in official reports or literary texts to describe critical shortages of resources, funds, or talent. More formal than 缺乏.

Stroke Order

匮 kuì

乏 fá