短缺

duǎnquē

adjectiveHSK 6

short, lacking

Character Breakdown

duǎn

short, brief

Radical: Strokes: 12
dart
section

quē

lack, be short of

Radical: Strokes: 10
clay pot
boulder

Example Sentences

最近市场上粮食短缺。

Zuìjìn shìchǎng shàng liángshí duǎnquē.

Recently there is a shortage of grain in the market.

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