lack; shortage; be deficient
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be lacking; to be deficient in; to be short of
formalA formal and literary term, often used in written contexts to describe a severe or critical shortage of resources.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
shí时
qī期
，
yī医
liáo疗
qì器
cái材
kuì匮
quē缺
。
During wartime, there was a shortage of medical equipment.
Gāi该
guó国
néng能
yuán源
cháng长
qī期
kuì匮
quē缺
，
zhì制
yuē约
le了
jīng经
jì济
fā发
zhǎn展
。
The country's long-term energy shortage has constrained economic development.
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Zài在
piān偏
yuǎn远
dì地
qū区
，
jiào教
yù育
zī资
yuán源
yī依
rán然
kuì匮
quē缺
。
In remote areas, educational resources are still lacking.
Yóu由
yú于
zī资
jīn金
kuì匮
quē缺
，
xiàng项
mù目
bèi被
pò迫
zhōng中
zhǐ止
。
The project was forced to be suspended due to a lack of funds.