缺
失

Lack in Chinese: 缺失 (quē shī)

quē shī

lack

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1lack; deficiency
  2. 2shortcoming; flaw; defect
  3. 3to be deficient; to lack

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失

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ㄑㄩㄝ

quē

ㄑ/ qㄩ/ üㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

ㄕ

shī

ㄕ/ sh—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这份报告的数据有明显的缺失。

    zhè fèn bào gào de shù jù yǒu míng xiǎn de quē shī。

    This report's data has obvious gaps.

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Related words

缺

quē

deficiency

缺点

quē diǎn

weak point

缺少

quē shǎo

lack

失败

shī bài

to be defeated

失望

shī wàng

disappointed

缺乏

quē fá

to lack

失眠

shī mián

to suffer from insomnia

失去

shī qù

to lose

失业

shī yè

unemployment

损失

sǔn shī

loss

消失

xiāo shī

to disappear

失误

shī wù

lapse

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