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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 短缺

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
短缺 duǎn quē - shortage

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
- 8 15,083 8,293 22,540

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
短 duǎn- short
- brief
- to lack
- weak point
- fault
缺 quē- deficiency
- lack
- scarce
- vacant post
- to run short of

Other Words Containing 短缺

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
短缺 - 8 15,083 8,293 22,540