紧缺

緊缺

jǐnquē

adjective HSK 7-9 #31,704

Meanings

HSK 5

目前市场上这种药品非常紧缺。

Mùqián shìchǎng shàng zhèzhǒng yàopǐn fēicháng jǐnquē.

This medicine is currently in very short supply on the market.

HSK 5

紧缺人才一直是这个行业的问题。

Jǐnquē réncái yìzhí shì zhège hángyè de wèntí.

A shortage of talent has always been a problem in this industry.

usage

紧缺 implies urgent scarcity - not just 'rare' but 'urgently needed and not enough.' Often used for supplies, resources, or skilled labor.

紧 jǐn

缺 quē