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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

短缺

duǎnquē
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

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

  1. shortage
  2. scarcity
  3. to be short of
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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
duǎn
short (length)
Words with 短
短短信短处短裤短期缩短短片长短
缺
quē
to lack; to be short of
Words with 缺
缺缺点缺少缺乏缺陷残缺紧缺欠缺