Chinese Word: 乏 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

乏HSK 5

Pinyin: fá

English Definition: short of; tired

Chinese Definition:
①缺少：乏味。贫乏。不乏其人。
②疲倦：乏困。乏累。疲乏。
③无能，无用：乏气。乏煤。

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 丿

Ideographic:A foot 之 running into a wall or barrier 丿

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 丿 [ piě ] slash
- 之 [ zhī ] marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

Similar Characters: 辷芝泛

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缺乏HSK 5	quē fá	to lack; to be short of; lack; shortage
不乏	bù fá	there is no lack of
匮乏	kuì fá	to be deficient in sth; to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)
贫乏HSK 6	pín fá	impoverished; lacking; deficient; limited; meager; impoverishment; lack; deficiency
疲乏	pí fá	tired; weary

1		tā 他 de 的 duǎn chù 短处 shì 是 quē fá 缺乏 zì xìn xīn 自信心。 His shortcoming is lack of self-confidence.
2		zhè ge 这个 guó jiā 国家 quē fá 缺乏 tiān rán 天然 de 的 zī yuán 资源。 This country lacks natural resources.
3		wǒ 我 rèn wéi 认为 zhè ge 这个 xiàng mù 项目 quē fá 缺乏 kě xíng xìng 可行性。 I think this project lacks feasibility.
4		tā 他 de 的 guān diǎn 观点 hěn 很 piàn miàn 片面， quē fá 缺乏 kè guān xìng 客观性。 His views are very narrow and lack objectivity.
5		tā 他 hěn 很 yǒu 有 xué wèn 学问， dàn 但 quē fá 缺乏 shí jiàn 实践 jīng yàn 经验。 He is very knowledgeable, but lacks practical experience.

1		tā 他 de 的 duǎn chù 短处 shì 是 quē fá 缺乏 zì xìn xīn 自信心。 His shortcoming is lack of self-confidence.
2		zhè ge 这个 guó jiā 国家 quē fá 缺乏 tiān rán 天然 de 的 zī yuán 资源。 This country lacks natural resources.
3		wǒ 我 rèn wéi 认为 zhè ge 这个 xiàng mù 项目 quē fá 缺乏 kě xíng xìng 可行性。 I think this project lacks feasibility.
4		tā 他 de 的 guān diǎn 观点 hěn 很 piàn miàn 片面， quē fá 缺乏 kè guān xìng 客观性。 His views are very narrow and lack objectivity.
5		tā 他 hěn 很 yǒu 有 xué wèn 学问， dàn 但 quē fá 缺乏 shí jiàn 实践 jīng yàn 经验。 He is very knowledgeable, but lacks practical experience.