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


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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