缺 失

quēshī

nounverbHSK 7-9

“Lack” in Chinese is 缺失 (quēshī).

Meaning

lack; deficiency
shortcoming; flaw; defect
to be deficient; to lack

Characters

quēHSK 310 strokesdeficiency shīHSK 35 strokesto lose

More HSK 7-9 words

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Not to be confused with: 却是 (què shì, nevertheless) · 确实 (quèshí, indeed)