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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 匮乏

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
匮乏 kuì fá - to be deficient in sth
- to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 26,796 14,343 18,475

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
匮 kuì- surname Kui
匮 guì- variant of 櫃|柜[gui4]
匮 kuì- to lack
- lacking
- empty
- exhausted
乏 fá- short of
- tired

Other Words Containing 匮乏

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
匮乏 - - 26,796 14,343 18,475