缺

quē

“Deficiency” in Chinese is 缺 (quē).

Other characters with the syllable que: see all 3 →

Meaning

deficiency
lack
scarce

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vacant post
to run short of

Example

这方法有什么优点和缺点？

What are the advantages and drawbacks of this method?

From 缺点 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

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Words containing 缺

缺点quēdiǎnweak pointHSK 3 缺少quēshǎolackHSK 3 缺乏quēfáto lack; to be short ofHSK 5 缺陷quēxiàndefect; flawHSK 6 残缺cánquēbadly damagedHSK 7-9 短缺duǎnquēshortageHSK 7-9 紧缺jǐnquēin short supplyHSK 7-9 欠缺qiànquēto be deficient inHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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