kuì​fá

deficient

匮乏 (匱乏) kuì​fá
deficient verb
to be short of or lacking in necessary resources, supplies, or money

Due to a prolonged drought, drinking water resources in the area are extremely scarce.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.600 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
4.82 per million

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