Definition

Verb: - To be in want: To lack the necessities of life; to be in a state of need or poverty.

Usage

This verb describes a state of material deficiency or hardship. It is used to indicate that someone lacks basic necessities, often due to poverty or difficult circumstances. - Gia đình họ đang bẩn chật lương thực. (Their family is in want of food.) - Sau trận lũ, nhiều người dân bẩn chật nơi ở. (After the flood, many residents are in want of shelter.)

Advanced Usage

• "bẩn chật" can be used with abstract nouns to indicate a lack of non-material things, though this is less common.
  • Khu vực này bẩn chật thông tin cập nhật. (This area is in want of updated information.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thiếu thốn (verb/phrase): to lack, to be short of. This is a more common and general synonym.
• Túng thiếu (adjective): destitute, in financial straits. Describes a state of being poor or needy.

Synonyms

• Thiếu (verb): to lack, to be short of.
• Nghèo khó (adjective): poor, impoverished.

Related Phrases

• Cảnh bẩn chật: a state of want, a needy situation.
  • Họ đang sống trong cảnh bẩn chật. (They are living in a state of want.)

verb

1. to be in want