# 缺乏 (quēfá)

In Mandarin Chinese, 缺乏 (quēfá) means “to lack”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to lack
- Pinyin: quēfá (que1 fa2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 这位年轻人还缺乏工作经验。
  Zhè wèi niánqīng rén hái quēfá gōngzuò jīngyàn.
  This young graduate still lacks work experience.

## Characters

- [缺](https://hanziro.com/word/que-lack/) (quē): to lack; to be short of
- 乏 (fá): short of; tired

https://hanziro.com/word/que-fa-lack/

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