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紧
缺
緊
缺
jǐn
quē
in short supply, badly needed
adjective
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Example Sentences
在
这
个
城
市
,
住
房
是
紧
缺
的
。
zài
zhègè
chéngshì
,
zhùfáng
shì
jǐn
quēde
。
In this city, housing is in short supply.
我
们
现
在
需
要
紧
缺
的
人
才
来
帮
助
项
目
。
wǒmen
xiànzài
xūyào
jǐn
quēde
réncái
lái
bāngzhù
xiàngmù
。
We need urgently needed talents to help with the project now.
资
源
紧
缺
,
必
须
寻
找
替
代
品
。
zīyuán
jǐn
quē
,
bìxū
xúnzhǎo
tìdàipǐn
。
Resources are in short supply, and we must find alternatives.
Words with similar meanings
匮
乏
kuìfá
lacking
More formal term to indicate a lack of something.
稀
缺
xīquē
scarce
Focuses on rarity rather than just shortage.
Words Starting With 紧
紧
张
jǐn
zhāng
nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce
紧
急
jǐn
jí
urgent; emergency
紧
密
jǐn
mì
inseparably close
紧
迫
jǐn
pò
pressing; urgent
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Individual characters
紧
jǐn
·
tight, strict, close at hand, near
HSK 5
›
缺
quē
·
be short of, lack
›