缺乏

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to lack; to be short of

Examples

• 他缺乏工作经验。

  tā quē fá gōng zuò jīng yàn.

  He lacks work experience.

• 这个地区缺乏干净的水。

  zhè ge dì qū quē fá gān jìng de shuǐ.

  This area lacks clean water.

• 孩子缺乏运动容易长胖。

  hái zi quē fá yùn dòng róng yì cháng pàng.

  Children who don't exercise easily gain weight.

Easily confused

• 缺少 — 缺乏 pairs with abstract nouns (经验, 信心); 缺少 also works with countable things (缺少两个人).

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