贫乏

pín fá

HSK 7–9

Meaning

贫穷；匮乏；不足。

poor; lacking; deficient.

通常用于形容物质财富的匮乏，也可指精神、知识、资源等方面的不足。

Usually used to describe a lack of material wealth, but can also refer to deficiency in spirit, knowledge, resources, etc.

1 他出生在一个贫乏的家庭，靠自己的努力改变了命运。 (He was born into a poor family and changed his fate through his own efforts.)
2 这个地区的自然资源十分贫乏，经济发展受到严重限制。 (The natural resources in this area are very scarce, severely limiting economic development.)
3 她的知识面很广，但在艺术方面的修养相对贫乏。 (She has a wide range of knowledge, but her artistic cultivation is relatively lacking.)
4 长期营养不良导致他体内维生素贫乏，需要及时补充。 (Long-term malnutrition has led to a deficiency of vitamins in his body, which needs to be supplemented in time.)
5 文学作品不能只是辞藻华丽，否则会显得思想贫乏。 (Literary works cannot just be ornate in rhetoric, otherwise they will appear intellectually impoverished.)

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