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HSK
to lack; to be short of
HSK 5
impoverished / lacking / deficient / limited / meager / impoverishment / lack / deficiency
tired / weary
lacking in strength; weak; feeble / not up to the task
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *乏* | 乏* | *乏
short of / tired
to be deficient in sth / to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)
to relieve tiredness / to freshen up
(idiom) to be nothing to write home about
tedious
(idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery
there is no lack of
riders tired and horses weary (idiom) / worn out / exhausted / spent / fatigued
to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)
to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom)
to be up to one's ears in work (idiom) / to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
monotonous / dull / tedious (idiom)
(idiom) to have ample supplies (or money etc)
(of a person) left unattended / not cared for
Potiphar, the captain of the pharaoh's guard (in the account of Joseph in the Book of Genesis)
(nuclear energy) spent fuel
(nuclear energy) spent fuel rods
clinical deficiency
language deficit (linguistics)


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