Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words短缺

WordTOCFL Level 5stative verb (adj.)Taiwan frequency #9,166

短缺

duǎnquē·ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝ

“shortage; a lack or deficiency of something needed or expected.”

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duǎn·ㄉㄨㄢˇ

Short; brief; to lack; a weakness or fault; to speak ill of someone; to rob.

quē·ㄑㄩㄝ

to lack; deficiency; shortage; a gap or opening; a vacant position; imperfect