贫乏

pín fá

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Rare

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Definitions

1. impoverished
2. lacking
3. deficient
4. limited
5. meager
6. impoverishment
7. lack
8. deficiency

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 富足 fù zú 富足 fù zú rich 形容物质资源充足: rich

Register variants

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• 匮乏 kuì fá 匮乏 kuì fá to be deficient in sth 更书面，语义接近: to be deficient in sth

Related words

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• 缺乏 quē fá 缺乏 quē fá to lack; to be short of 指所需的东西不足: to lack; to be short of

Synonyms

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• 贫穷 pín qióng 贫穷 pín qióng poor 形容物质资源缺乏: poor

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“资源”“知识”等搭配，如“资源贫乏”；较少直接修饰具体名词。

Common mistakes

注意“贫乏”是静态描述，不能说“我正在贫乏”，应改为“我缺乏……”。

Example Sentences

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这个地区资源 贫乏 。

This region is poor in resources.

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Child Words of 贫乏

• 乏 乏 fá: short of
• 贫 贫 pín: poor