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短缺 (duǎn quē): Shortage (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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短 • duǎn • short • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
duǎn
短
short
缺 • quē • to lack, to be short of, deficient • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
quē
缺
to lack, to be short of, deficient
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 短缺.
Words with
短
短裤
duǎn kù
short pants
短信
duǎn xìn
text message; SMS
短处
duǎn chù
shortcoming
短期
duǎn qī
short term
缩短
suō duǎn
shorten; curtail; cut down
短促
duǎn cù
very brief; pressed for time; short
长短
cháng duǎn
length
短暂
duǎn zàn
brief / short-lived
Words with
缺
缺少
quē shǎo
lack
缺点
quē diǎn
disadvantage
缺乏
quē fá
be short of; lack; deficiency
缺口
quē kǒu
breach; gap; loophole
缺席
quē xí
absent
缺陷
quē xiàn
defect; fault
欠缺
qiàn quē
Deficiency / lack
残缺
cán quē
Incomplete / imperfect
4.
Example Sentences with 短缺
chí
持
xù
续
de
的
hàn
旱
zāi
灾
dǎo
导
zhì
致
liáng
粮
shí
食
yán
严
zhòng
重
duǎn
短
quē
缺
。
The persistent drought has caused a severe food shortage.
yóu
由
yú
于
zī
资
jīn
金
duǎn
短
quē
缺
，
gōng
工
chéng
程
yóu
由
yú
于
zī
资
jīn
金
duǎn
短
quē
缺
，
zhè
这
xiàng
项
yóu
由
yú
于
zī
资
jīn
金
duǎn
短
quē
缺
，
xīn
新
de
的
yóu
由
yú
于
zī
资
jīn
金
duǎn
短
quē
缺
，
tā
他
men
们
wèi
未
néng
能
rú
如
qī
期
wán
完
gōng
工
。
Due to a shortage of funds, the project failed to be completed as scheduled.
gōng
工
chéng
程
zàn
暂
shí
时
wú
无
fǎ
法
jì
继
xù
续
shī
施
gōng
工
。
Due to a shortage of funds, this project cannot continue construction for the time being.
guàn
灌
gài
溉
xiàng
项
mù
目
zàn
暂
shí
时
wú
无
fǎ
法
qǐ
启
dòng
动
。
Due to a shortage of funds, the new irrigation project cannot be launched for now.
zàn
暂
shí
时
wú
无
fǎ
法
jiǎo
缴
nà
纳
huì
会
yuán
员
nián
年
fèi
费
。
Due to a shortage of funds, they are temporarily unable to pay the annual membership fee.
