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紧缺

紧缺 (jǐn quē): Scarce / in short supply (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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紧缺 consists of 2 characters.

tight, taut, tense

to lack, to be short of, deficient

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Pinyinjǐn quē

Meaningscarce / in short supply

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word紧缺

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3.

How to Use 紧缺 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 紧缺 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith非常

fēi非

cháng常

jǐn紧

quē缺

neutral

extremely scarce

Subject + Verb

zī资

yuán源

jǐn紧

quē缺

formal

resource scarcity

Adjective + Nounwith物资

jǐn紧

quē缺

wù物

zī资

4.

Example Sentences with 紧缺

shuǐ水

hěn很

jǐn紧

quē缺

。

Water is in short supply.

rén人

cái才

jǐn紧

quē缺

formal

talent shortage

formal

Written

scarce supplies

dāng当

qián前

shì市

chǎng场

shàng上

，

gāo高

duān端

xīn芯

piàn片

yī依

rán然

shí十

fēn分

jǐn紧

quē缺

。

Currently, high-end chips are still in very short supply in the market.

nǐ你

men们

gōng公

sī司

shì是

fǒu否

yě也

miàn面

lín临

zhuān专

yè业

rén人

cái才

jǐn紧

quē缺

de的

wèn问

tí题

？

Is your company also facing a shortage of professional talent?

zhè这

ge个

chéng城

shì市

zhù住

fáng房

jǐn紧

quē缺

，

hěn很

duō多

rén人

zhǎo找

bú不

dào到

fáng房

zi子

zhù住

。

Housing is in short supply in this city, and many people cannot find a place to live.

suī虽

rán然

zī资

jīn金

yǒu有

xiē些

jǐn紧

quē缺

，

dàn但

xiàng项

mù目

bì必

xū须

àn按

shí时

tuī推

jìn进

。

Although funds are somewhat tight, the project must proceed on schedule.

bié别

dān担

xīn心

，

wǒ我

men们

zhè这

lǐ里

de的

wù物

zī资

bìng并

bù不

jǐn紧

quē缺

。

Don't worry, supplies are not scarce here.

yóu由

yú于

yuán原

cái材

liào料

jǐn紧

quē缺

，

gōng工

chǎng厂

bù不

dé得

bù不

zàn暂

tíng停

shēng生

chǎn产

。

Due to a shortage of raw materials, the factory had to suspend production.

tīng听

shuō说

zuì最

jìn近

qì汽

yóu油

yòu又

jǐn紧

quē缺

le了

，

dé得

gǎn赶

jǐn紧

qù去

jiā加

mǎn满

。

I heard gasoline is in short supply again recently, we should go fill up quickly.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 紧缺.

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紧密jǐn mìHSK 5
紧急jǐn jíHSK 5
赶紧gǎn jǐnHSK 5
不要紧bú yào jǐnHSK 5

紧迫

jǐn pò

HSK 6

加紧jiā jǐnHSK 7-9

Words with 缺

缺少quē shǎoHSK 4
缺点quē diǎnHSK 4
缺乏quē fáHSK 5
短缺duǎn quēHSK 6
缺口quē kǒuHSK 6
缺席quē xíHSK 6
缺陷quē xiànHSK 6
欠缺qiàn quēHSK 7-9