







shortage
scarcity
lack
deficit
scarce
Hospital beds were scarce and medicines were practically non-existent.
Food was becoming scarce.

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Open the tool →紧缺 (jǐn quē) means “shortage, scarcity, lack, deficit”.
紧缺 is pronounced jǐn quē in Mandarin Chinese.
“shortage” is 紧缺 (jǐn quē) in Chinese.
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