乏 [－]

Jyutping fat6
Pinyin fá

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. short of
  2. tired
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. short of, to lack/tired/poor/tired/useless/spent / used / worn out
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    數量​不足
    to lack
    • 不乏
      不乏
      not to lack in
    • 缺乏
      缺乏
      to lack; to be short of
    • 貧乏
      贫乏
      short of; lacking; poor
    • 回天乏術
      回天乏术
      unable to save the situation
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    tired
    • 疲乏
      疲乏
      pí fá
      tired
  2. character
    to lack
    • 缺乏
      缺乏
      quē fá
      to lack; to be short of
  3. character
    poor
    • 貧乏
      贫乏
      pín fá
      poor
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. lack
  2. poor
  3. Cangjie Input
    HINO
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级汉字表 #56
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    考虑到他缺乏经验，他做得[已经]非常好了。
    考慮到他缺乏經驗，他做得[已經]非常好了。
    kǎo lǜ dào tā quē fá jīng yàn ， tā zuò dé [ yǐ jīng ] fēi cháng hǎo le 。
    • He is doing very well considering he lacks experience.
  2. Mandarin
    日本自然资源贫乏。
    日本自然資源貧乏。
    rì běn zì rán zī yuán pín fá 。
    • Japan is poor in natural resources.
  3. Mandarin
    我来到这里以后，一直过著单调乏味的生活。
    我來到這裏以後，一直過著單調乏味的生活。
    wǒ lái dào zhè lǐ yǐ hòu ， yī zhí guò zhù dān diào fá wèi de shēng huó 。
    • Life has been so flat since I came here.
  4. Mandarin
    日本缺乏原材料。
    日本缺乏原材料。
    rì běn quē fá yuán cái liào 。
    • Japan is lacking in raw materials.
  5. Mandarin
    情侣间的嫉妒往往是缺乏信任的结果。
    情侶間的嫉妒往往是缺乏信任的結果。
    qíng lǚ jiān de jí dù wǎng wǎng shì quē fá xìn rèn de jiē guǒ 。
    • Jealousy in a relationship is often brought about by a lack of trust.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    缺乏安全感
    缺乏安全感
    kyut3 fat6 on1 cyun4 gam2
    • to lack a sense of security
  2. Cantonese
    日本系一个缺乏矿产嘅国家。
    日本係一個缺乏礦產嘅國家。
    jat6 bun2 hai6 jat1 go3 kyut3 fat6 kwong3 caan2 ge3 gwok3 gaa1.
    • Japan is scarce in mineral products.
  3. Cantonese
    佢哋分手嘅主要原因系佢哋之间缺乏沟通。
    佢哋分手嘅主要原因係佢哋之間缺乏溝通。
    keoi5 dei6 fan1 sau2 ge3 zyu2 jiu3 jyun4 jan1 hai6 keoi5 dei6 zi1 gaan1 kyut3 fat6 kau1 tung1.
    • The main reason they broke up is due to the lack of communication.
  4. Cantonese
    呢个地方缺乏自然资源。
    呢個地方缺乏自然資源。
    ni1 go3 dei6 fong1 kyut3 fat6 zi6 jin4 zi1 jyun4.
    • This place lacks natural resources.
  5. Cantonese
    公司不乏人才，走啦，冇人留你。
    公司不乏人才，走啦，冇人留你。
    gung1 si1 bat1 fat6 jan4 coi4, zau2 laa1, mou5 jan4 lau4 nei5.
    • The company has no shortage of talented people. Just leave. No one is asking you to stay.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    疲乏
    疲乏
    pí fá
    • tired
  2. Mandarin
    缺乏
    缺乏
    quē fá
    • to lack; to be short of
  3. Mandarin
    贫乏
    貧乏
    pín fá
    • poor
  4. Mandarin
    而那些生活在光环中的明星和名人们，曾经也有过类似的经历，他们难忘的往事中也不乏趣闻和囧事……李想在高三时选择放弃高考，却成功创业，身价上亿。
    而那些生活在光環中的明星和名人們，曾經也有過類似的經歷，他們難忘的往事中也不乏趣聞和囧事……李想在高三時選擇放棄高考，卻成功創業，身價上億。
    ér nà xiē shēng huó zài guāng huán zhōng de míng xīng hé míng rén men ， céng jīng yě yǒu guò lèi sì de jīng lì ， tā men nán wàng de wǎng shì zhōng yě bù fá qù wén hé jiǒng shì ． ． ． ． ． ． lǐ xiǎng zài gāo sān shí xuǎn zé fàng qì gāo kǎo ， què chéng gōng chuàng yè ， shēn jià shàng yì ．
    • The celebrities and notabilities now living under spotlights used to have similar experiences; there was no lack of amusing anecdotes and embarrassing moments in their unforgettable pasts ... Li Xiang dropped out of school during the third year of high school, choosing not to take the University Entrance Examination. Instead, he successfully started an enterprise, now worth hundreds of millions.
  5. Mandarin
    资产阶级顽固派完全不知道历史的变化，其知识的贫乏几等于零。
    資產階級頑固派完全不知道歷史的變化，其知識的貧乏幾等於零。
    zī chǎn jiē jí wán gù pài wán quán bù zhī dào lì shǐ de biàn huà ， qí zhī shi de pín fá jī děng yú líng ．
    • The bourgeois die-hards have no understanding whatsoever of historical change; their knowledge is so poor that it is practically nonexistent.