No. 831 in Chinese
缺乏
To lack; to be short of.
In a sentence
他缺乏实践经验。
He lacks practical experience.
In this sentence, '缺乏' (quēfá) is used to express the absence or insufficiency of '实践经验' (practical experience).
由于缺乏资金，他们无法完成项目。
Due to the lack of funds, they couldn't complete the project.
Here, '缺乏' indicates that there is an insufficient amount of '资金' (funds) to meet the needs of completing the project.
这个地区的教育资源严重缺乏。
Educational resources are severely lacking in this region.
In this instance, '缺乏' describes the insufficiency or inadequacy of '教育资源' (educational resources) in the specified region.
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