# 紧缺 (jǐnquē)

In Mandarin Chinese, 紧缺 (jǐnquē) means “scarce; in short supply”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: scarce; in short supply
- Pinyin: jǐnquē (jin3 que1)
- Traditional: 緊缺
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 有经验的技术人才目前非常紧缺。
  Yǒu jīngyàn de jìshù réncái mùqián fēicháng jǐnquē.
  Experienced technical talent is currently in short supply.

## Characters

- [紧](https://hanziro.com/word/jin-tight/) (jǐn): tight; urgent
- [缺](https://hanziro.com/word/que-lack/) (quē): to lack; to be short of

https://hanziro.com/word/jin-que-scarce/

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