短缺 (duǎn quē): shortage, to be short of

Word info

Pinyin

duǎnquē

Meaning

shortage, to be short of

Characters

2

Part of speech

verb

HSK level

HSK 6

Chinese explanation

• 缺少，数量不够，不能满足需要。常用于说物资、资金、人力、资源等不够用，如物资短缺、资金短缺、人才短缺。