欠
缺

To be deficient in in Chinese: 欠缺 (qiàn quē)

qiàn quē

to be deficient in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be deficient in
  2. 2lapse
  3. 3deficiency

Stroke order

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欠
缺

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄢˋ

qiàn

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄩㄝ

quē

ㄑ/ qㄩ/ üㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他做这件事还欠缺一些经验。

    tā zuò zhè jiàn shì hái qiàn quē yì xiē jīng yàn。

    He still lacks some experience in doing this.

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Related words

欠

qiàn

to owe

缺

quē

deficiency

缺点

quē diǎn

weak point

缺少

quē shǎo

lack

缺乏

quē fá

to lack

缺陷

quē xiàn

defect

残缺

cán quē

badly damaged

短缺

duǎn quē

shortage

紧缺

jǐn quē

in short supply

欠条

qiàn tiáo

IOU

缺口

quē kǒu

nick

缺失

quē shī

lack

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