qiàn chǎn
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  • v.fall short of the production target; have a shortfall in output

    • jīn nián fēi dàn méi chāo chǎn hái qiàn chǎn le

      今年非但欠产

      Not only did we not exceed this year's production target, but we even fell short of it.

    • yīn wèi gān hàn jīn nián yán zhòng qiàn chǎn

      因为干旱今年严重欠产

      Owing to the drought, there appeared severe crop shortfalls this year.

Word usage

  • "欠" and "产" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 今年粮食

      There appeared crop shortfalls this year.

    • 去年小麦水灾

      There appeared wheat shortfalls due to the flood last year.