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Meaning of 乏

Pinyin fá

Radical

丿

Strokes

Definition

short of / tired

Usage

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乏 [fá] 名词 1. 缺少。 - Lack; deficiency. 2. 古代射礼唱靶者用以避箭的器具，其形略似屏风。 - An ancient shield used in target practice, resembling a screen. 3. 无功伏安，电抗性伏安单位。 - A unit of reactive power in electric circuits, known as var. 动词 1. 假借为贬。物质财富短缺。 - To be short of or lack; borrowed in a derogatory sense. 2. 荒废;耽误。 - To neglect or waste. 3. 没有，无。 - To not have or be without. 形容词 1. 不正。 - Wry; not right. 2. 疲乏;无力。 - Tired; weak. 3. 使土地贫瘠的，或使丧失力量或功效的。 - Exhausted; making the land barren or losing efficacy. 4. 无能的，不中用的。 - Incapable; ineffective. 5. 穷困。 - Poverty-stricken. 引文 1. 《说文》：“乏，春秋传曰，反正为乏。” - "In the Shuo Wen, it describes that 'deficiency' means to be on the receiving end of arrows." 2. 《左传·宣公十五年》：“故文反正为乏。” - "In the Zuo Zhuan, it states that 'to correct is to be deficient.'" 3. 《仪礼·大射仪》：“凡乏用革。” - "In the Book of Rites, it states that all shields should use leather." 4. 《仪礼·乡射礼》：“乏参侯道。注：‘容谓之乏，所以为获者御矢也。’” - "In the Book of Rites, it mentions that the shield should be used by those to protect from arrows." 例句 1. 乏资 (lacking funds); 乏力 (lack of energy); 不乏其人 (not lacking in such people). 2. 乏趣 (not interesting); 乏手 (financially tight); 乏角儿 (an actor with little fame or talent). 3. 乏样子 (ugly appearance); 乏倦 (exhausted); 人困马乏 (people and horses are both tired). 4. 乏地 (exhausting the land); 乏角儿 (an ineffective actor). 5. 乏用 (short on resources); 乏竭 (exhausted; impoverished); 乏窘 (in dire straits).

乏力 fá lì

lacking in strength / weak / feeble

不乏 bù fá

there is no lack of

疲乏 pí fá

tired / weary

匮乏 kuì fá

to be deficient in sth / to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)

贫乏 pín fá

impoverished / lacking / deficient / limited / meager / impoverishment / lack / deficiency

乏味 fá wèi

tedious

困乏 kùn fá

weary / tired / fatigued / exhausted

碘缺乏病 diǎn quē fá bìng

IDD / iodine deficiency disorders

缺乏症 quē fá zhèng

clinical deficiency

人困马乏 rén kùn mǎ fá

riders tired and horses weary (idiom) / worn out / exhausted / spent / fatigued

解乏 jiě fá

to relieve tiredness / to freshen up

缺乏性 quē fá xìng

Lack of sex

乏术 fá shù

Lack of skills

不乏其人 bù fá qí rén

no lack of such people / Such people are not rare. / not short of that kind of people

劳乏 láo fá

tired / overworked / physically exhausted

穷乏 qióng fá

poverty-stricken / destitute

后继乏人 hòu jì fá rén

see 後繼無人|后继无人[hou4 ji4 wu2 ren2]

乏善可陈 fá shàn kě chén

to be nothing to write home about (idiom)

回天乏术 huí tiān fá shù

unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom) / to fail to save the situation

缺乏 quē fá

to lack / to be short of / lack / shortage