13 sentences

1. 解决粮食短缺问题是当务之急。

   jiě​jué liáng​shi duǎn​quē wèn​tí shì dāng​wù​zhī​jí.

   Solving the food shortage is a top priority.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 由于零件短缺，该工厂已经停产。

   yóu​yú líng​jiàn duǎn​quē, gāi gōng​chǎng yǐ​jīng tíng​chǎn.

   The factory has suspended production due to a shortage of parts.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 那个国家正面临严重的粮食短缺。

   nà gè guó​jiā zhèng miàn​lín yán​zhòng de liáng​shi duǎn​quē.

   That country is facing serious food shortages.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 资金短缺严重制约了该项目的进展。

   zī​jīn duǎn​quē yán​zhòng zhì​yuē le gāi xiàng​mù de jìn​zhǎn.

   The shortage of funds has severely restricted the progress of the project.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 由于供应短缺，金子的现货价格大幅上涨。

   yóu​yú gōng​yìng duǎn​quē, jīn​zi de xiàn​huò jià​gé dà​fú shàng​zhǎng.

   Due to supply shortages, the spot price of gold has risen sharply.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

6. 资金短缺成为了公司进一步扩张的瓶颈。

   zī​jīn duǎn​quē chéng​wéi le gōng​sī jìn​yī​bù kuò​zhāng de píng​jǐng.

   A shortage of funds has become a bottleneck for the company's further expansion.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 这家公司因为流动资金短缺而陷入了困境。

   zhè jiā gōng​sī yīn​wèi liú​dòng​zī​jīn duǎn​quē ér xiàn​rù le kùn​jìng.

   This company fell into trouble due to a shortage of working capital.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

8. 海水淡化是解决该地区淡水短缺的有效途径。

   hǎi​shuǐ dàn​huà shì jiě​jué gāi dì​qū dàn​shuǐ duǎn​quē de yǒu​xiào tú​jìng.

   Desalination is an effective way to solve the freshwater shortage in the region.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

9. 由于纸张短缺，这本廉价刊物是用报纸印刷的。

   yóu​yú zhǐ​zhāng duǎn​quē, zhè běn lián​jià kān​wù shì yòng bào​zhǐ yìn​shuā de.

   Due to a paper shortage, this cheap publication was printed on newsprint.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

10. 由于供应短缺，商家对新款手机进行了溢价销售。

    yóu​yú gōng​yìng duǎn​quē, shāng​jiā duì xīn​kuǎn shǒu​jī jìn​xíng le yì​jià xiāo​shòu.

    Due to supply shortages, merchants are selling the new phones at a premium.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

11. 由于担心物资短缺，不少家庭开始囤积生活必需品。

    yóu​yú dān​xīn wù​zī duǎn​quē, bù​shǎo jiā​tíng kāi​shǐ tún​jī shēng​huó bì​xū​pǐn.

    Concerned about shortages, many families began to stockpile daily necessities.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

12. 由于供应短缺，最近几个月当地的菜价一直在飞涨。

    yóu​yú gōng​yìng duǎn​quē, zuì​jìn jǐ gè yuè dāng​dì de cài​jià yī​zhí zài fēi​zhǎng.

    Due to a shortage of supply, local vegetable prices have been skyrocketing in recent months.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

13. 物资短缺时期，商店会根据每户的人口数量配售大米。

    wù​zī duǎn​quē shí​qī, shāng​diàn huì gēn​jù měi hù de rén​kǒu shù​liàng pèi​shòu dà​mǐ.

    During periods of material shortage, stores would ration rice based on the number of people in each household.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary