Word

缺乏 (quē fá) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

Meaning of 缺乏

动 dòng verb

lack

他缺乏经验。

tā quē fá jīng yàn

He lacks experience.

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Word breakdown

缺 quē — lack, be missing

乏 fá — deficient, insufficient

1 不乏 bù fá — there is no lack of HSK 7
- 不 not (negation)
- 乏 lack, be short of
Example

这个城市不乏优秀的餐厅。

zhè ge chéng shì bù fá yōu xiù de cān tīng

This city has no lack of excellent restaurants.
2 乏力 fá lì — weak HSK 7
- 乏 lacking, deficient
- 力 strength, power
Example

我今天感觉很乏力。

wǒ jīn tiān gǎn jué hěn fá lì

I feel very weak today.
3 贫乏 pín fá — poor, lacking, meager HSK 7
- 贫 poor, deficient
- 乏 lacking, scarce
Example

她的词汇量比较贫乏。

tā de cí huì liàng bǐ jiào pín fá

Her vocabulary is rather limited.

Structure & writing

1 缺 quē — to lack; to be short of

缺 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 缶 fǒu — ancient round-bellied jar for water or wine

缶 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 4

缺 quē to lack; to be short of

HSK 6

罐 guàn jar, pot, or canister; cylindrical container (traditionally made of clay)

HSK 7

窑 yáo kiln for firing bricks, tiles, or ceramics 缸 gāng large container (jar, vat, or crock) with a narrow base and wide mouth, made of pottery, porcelain, enamel, or glass

1.2 夬 guài — resolute, decisive

夬 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 1

块 kuài lump; chunk; clump

HSK 2

快 kuài fast; quick (opposite of 慢)

HSK 3

决 jué to breach (of a dike); originally to channel water, later to have a dike broken open by water

HSK 4

缺 quē to lack; to be short of

HSK 7

抉 jué (lit.) to gouge out; to dig out 诀 jué mnemonic rhyme or phrase summarizing key points of a subject

Stroke order

2 乏 fá — lacking; without

乏 is a component in 3 characters

HSK 5

泛 fàn to float; to drift

HSK 7

眨 zhǎ to blink (the eyes) 贬 biǎn to demote; to devalue

consists of

2.1 丿 piě — the leftward-falling diagonal stroke in Chinese characters

丿 is a component in 14 characters

HSK 1

么 me suffix 午 wǔ the seventh of the twelve Earthly Branches 少 shǎo few; little (opposite of 多) 系 xì system; interconnected series

HSK 3

必 bì certainly; definitely

HSK 4

乒 pīng onomatopoeia for a gunshot or the sound of objects colliding 失 shī to lose; to be deprived of (opposite of 得) 血 xuè blood (the red fluid circulating in the body, composed of plasma, red cells, white cells, and platelets)

HSK 5

乏 fá lacking; without 币 bì currency; money used as a medium of exchange 延 yán to stretch and lengthen; to extend 追 zhuī to chase; to catch up with

HSK 7

勿 wù do not; must not (prohibition or dissuasion) 囱 cōng chimney; flue for stove or boiler

2.2 之 zhī — to go (to a place)

之 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 5

乏 fá lacking; without

HSK 7

芝 zhī lingzhi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum), a fungus growing on dead wood with a reddish-brown glossy cap, used medicinally; regarded as an auspicious plant in ancient times

Stroke order