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There was a tremendous lack of communication between us.
There is a lack of knowledge about the tax system.

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Open the tool →缺乏 (quē fá) means “to lack or be short of something”.
缺乏 is pronounced quē fá in Mandarin Chinese.
“To lack or be short of something.” is 缺乏 (quē fá) in Chinese.
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