不乏

bùfá

verb #28,636

Meanings

1 there is no lack of
2 there are plenty of
3 not without

Characters

to lack; tired; weary

Examples

这个行业不乏才华横溢的年轻人。

Zhège hángyè bùfá cáihuá héngyì de niánqīng rén.

This industry is not lacking in talented young people.

历史上不乏以少胜多的战例。

Lìshǐ shàng bùfá yǐ shǎo shèng duō de zhànlì.

History is full of examples of defeating larger forces with smaller ones.

观众中不乏专业人士。

Guānzhòng zhōng bùfá zhuānyè rénshì.

Among the audience there were plenty of professionals.

Tips

usage

不乏 is a formal, written expression. It always precedes a noun or noun phrase and implies that something exists in notable quantities despite what might be expected. In speech, you would more commonly say 很多 or 有不少.

Stroke Order

不 bù

乏 fá