# 短缺 (duǎnquē)

In Mandarin Chinese, 短缺 (duǎnquē) means “shortage; scarcity; to be short of”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: shortage; scarcity; to be short of
- Pinyin: duǎnquē (duan3 que1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这个地区面临严重的水资源短缺。
  Zhège dìqū miànlín yánzhòng de shuǐzīyuán duǎnquē.
  This region is facing a severe water shortage.

## Characters

- [短](https://hanziro.com/word/duan-short/) (duǎn): short (length)
- [缺](https://hanziro.com/word/que-lack/) (quē): to lack; to be short of

https://hanziro.com/word/duan-que-shortage/

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