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乏 - fá

lack; poor

lack; poor

How to read 乏

Click 乏 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishlack; poor
Radical hint丿

Short sentences you can say today

乏力 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 乏味. Please read 不乏 one more time.

Common words with this character

lacking in strength; weak; feeble; not up to the task
tedious
there is no lack of
to be deficient in sth; to be short of sth

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 乏 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 乏力 and 乏味 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 乏.