贫乏
Old HSK 6
贫乏 (pínfá) · lacking
贫乏 (pínfá) means “lacking; poor; deficient”. It is written with 2 characters: 贫 (poor) + 乏 (poor). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 贫乏 is built
The characters
贫 pín · poor
What 贫 is made of
- 分fēn — to divide
- 八bā — eight
- 刀dāo — knife
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
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
这篇文章内容很贫乏。Zhè piān wénzhāng nèiróng hěn pínfá.This article is thin on content.
那里的水资源非常贫乏。Nà lǐ de shuǐ zīyuán fēicháng pínfá.Water resources there are very scarce.
Questions about 贫乏
What does 贫乏 mean?
贫乏 (pínfá) means “lacking; poor; deficient”.
How do you pronounce 贫乏?
贫乏 is pronounced pínfá.
Which HSK level is 贫乏?
贫乏 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 贫乏 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 137: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.