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to lack
there is no lack of
lacking in strength
impoverished
to relieve tiredness
to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates
tedious
to be deficient in sth
tired
clinical deficiency
riders tired and horses weary
Notice where 乏 sits in each complete thought.
He has what I lack; confidence.
Source: Tatoeba #767103 · CC BY 2.0 FRI got tired with the work.
Source: Tatoeba #786048 · CC BY 2.0 FRYou lack the most important thing at your age, which is love.
Source: Tatoeba #11551211 · CC BY 2.0 FRShe's young, naive and inexperienced.
Source: Tatoeba #9965492 · CC BY 2.0 FRPeople living in a big city tend to lack exercise.
Source: Tatoeba #1408073 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.