缺

Deficiency in Chinese: 缺 (quē)

quē

deficiency

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1deficiency
  2. 2lack
  3. 3scarce
  4. 4vacant post
  5. 5to run short of

Stroke order

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缺

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄩㄝ

quē

ㄑ/ qㄩ/ üㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他今天缺了两节课。

    tā jīn tiān quē le liǎng jié kè。

    He missed two classes today.

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Related words

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

欠缺

qiàn quē

to be deficient in

缺口

quē kǒu

nick

缺失

quē shī

lack

缺席

quē xí

to be absent

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