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缺

quē

to run short of

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Meaning of 缺 in English

quēHSK 4verbSyllabus #1603
  1. to run short of
  2. deficiency
  3. lack
  4. scarce
  5. vacant post

Example sentences

  1. 有一页缺了。
    yǒu yī yè quē le。
    There's a page missing.
    Tatoeba #409456 by fucongcong · #2713546 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 有一页缺了。
    yǒu yī yè quē le。
    There is a page missing.
    Tatoeba #409456 by fucongcong · #73207 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 缺一把勺子。
    quē yī bǎ sháo zi。
    There is a spoon missing.
    Tatoeba #1316988 by vicch · #51818 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 缺

缺点HSK 4缺少HSK 4缺乏HSK 5短缺HSK 6缺陷HSK 6残缺HSK 7–9紧缺HSK 7–9欠缺HSK 7–9缺口HSK 7–9缺失HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences