缺乏
Old HSK 5
缺乏 (quēfá) · to lack
缺乏 (quēfá) means “to lack; to be short of”. It is written with 2 characters: 缺 (to lack) + 乏 (poor). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 缺乏 is built
The characters
缺 quē · to lack
What 缺 is made of
- 缶fǒu — earthen crock or jar
- 山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 山shān — mountain
- 夬guài — decisive
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: 缶 gives the meaning, 夬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
乏 fá · poor
What 乏 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 之zhī — marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase
- 丶 — dot
Example sentences
他缺乏工作经验。Tā quēfá gōngzuò jīngyàn.He lacks work experience.
这个地区缺乏干净的水。Zhège dìqū quēfá gānjìng de shuǐ.This area is short of clean water.
Questions about 缺乏
What does 缺乏 mean?
缺乏 (quēfá) means “to lack; to be short of”.
How do you pronounce 缺乏?
缺乏 is pronounced quēfá.
Which HSK level is 缺乏?
缺乏 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 缺点quēdiǎnshortcoming
- 缺少quēshǎoto lack
- 缺口quēkǒugap
- 缺席quēxíto be absent
- 缺陷quēxiàndefect
- 缺quēto lack
- 贫乏pínfálacking
Learn 缺乏 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 77: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.