短缺
duǎnquē
shortage, to be short of
Characters in this word
缺 quē
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 缶 — earthen crock or jar
- Made of
- 缶 earthen crock or jar 夬 decisive, certain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这个地区水资源短缺，政府正在想办法。 Zhège dìqū shuǐ zīyuán duǎnquē, zhèngfǔ zhèngzài xiǎng bànfǎ. This region has a shortage of water resources; the government is looking for solutions.
- 冬天蔬菜常常短缺，价格就会上涨。 Dōngtiān shūcài chángcháng duǎnquē, jiàgé jiù huì shàngzhǎng. In winter vegetables are often in short supply, so prices rise.
- 由于人手短缺，餐厅周末忙不过来。 Yóuyú rénshǒu duǎnquē, cāntīng zhōumò máng bu guò lái. Because of a staff shortage, the restaurant can't cope on weekends.
Related words
- 短 duǎn short
- 短信 duǎnxìn text message
- 短处 duǎnchù weak point; shortcoming
- 短裤 duǎnkù shorts
- 短期 duǎnqī short-term
- 缩短 suōduǎn to shorten
- 长短 chángduǎn length, duration
- 短暂 duǎnzàn brief; short-lived
- 简短 jiǎnduǎn brief; short
- 缺 quē to lack; to be short of
- 缺点 quēdiǎn weak point; flaw
- 缺少 quēshǎo to lack; to be short of