Definition & Meaning

be short of; be in need/want of; deficit

duǎn quē

短 缺

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v.be short of; be in need/want of; deficit
- jīng fèi duǎn quē
  经费短缺
  shortage of funds
- zhù fáng duǎn quē
  住房短缺
  a housing shortage
- rén shǒu duǎn quē
  人手短缺
  be short of hands
- yán zhòng duǎn quē
  严重短缺
  serious shortage
- liáng shi duǎn quē
  粮食短缺
  a shortage of grain
- cái liào duǎn quē
  材料短缺
  short of supplies
- duǎn quē chǎn pǐn
  短缺产品
  products in short supply
- tā men de yǐn yòng shuǐ yī zhí duǎn quē gèng bié tí xǐ zǎo shuǐ le
  他们的饮用水一直短缺，更别提洗澡水了。
  They are always short of water to drink, much less to bath water.
- zhì zào yè shòu rán liào duǎn quē de yǐng xiǎng zuì wéi yán zhòng
  制造业受燃料短缺的影响最为严重。
  Manufacturing industry was worst affected by the fuel shortage.
synonym
quē fá缺乏 quē shǎo缺少 qiàn quē欠缺 duǎn shǎo短少 quē qiàn缺欠 duǎn qiàn短欠
antonym
chōng zú充足 qí quán齐全 fēng shèng丰盛 zhōu quán周全

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