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Shortage
Lack
This scarcity is inevitable in less developed countries.
The water shortage in this country is potentially catastrophic.

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Open the tool →匮乏 (kuì fá) means “Scarcity, Shortage, Lack”.
匮乏 is pronounced kuì fá in Mandarin Chinese.
“Scarcity” is 匮乏 (kuì fá) in Chinese.
This page has 2 example sentences using 匮乏, each with pinyin and an English translation.