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缺乏
quē fá
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- pinyin
- quē fá
- simplified
- 缺乏
- traditional
- 缺乏
1 · 动词
to lack; to be short of
缺；缺
This word already occurs in accepted examples; this entry binds one distinct context.
People living in a big city tend to lack exercise.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
住在大城市的人们一般都缺乏锻炼。
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