紧缺 (jǐn quē): 供給不足で

This hospital is short-staffed; the nurses often have to work twelve hours in a row.

Every summer during peak tourist season, accommodation in this small town is in very short supply, so visitors had better book a room a month in advance.

Because of years of drought, local water resources are extremely scarce, and the government has no choice but to restrict residents' water use.

This company urgently needs to hire engineers; because technical talent is in short supply, they raised salaries and benefits.

During the war, medicine and food were both in extremely short supply, and people often had to queue for hours just to buy a little bread.