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Le caractère 缺

quē
Radical
(6 traits)
Number of strokes
10
Structure
gauche et droite
Cangjie
OUDK 人山木大
Wubi
RMNW
GB 2312
C8B1
Big5
AFCA
Unicode
U+7F3A

Decomposition Practice Sheet Dictionary of examples Synonyms

Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
quē deficiency / lack / scarce / vacant post / to run short of syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
缺乏 quē fá to lack / to be short of syn
缺少 quē shǎo lack / shortage of / shortfall / to be short (of) / to lack syn
缺点 缺點 quē diǎn weak point / fault / shortcoming / disadvantage / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
缺陷 quē xiàn defect / flaw syn
缺口 quē kǒu nick / jag / gap / shortfall syn
缺席 quē xí to be absent syn
缺失 quē shī lack / deficiency / shortcoming / flaw / defect / to be deficient / to lack syn
缺货 缺貨 quē huò lack of supplies / unavailable goods
缺省 quē shěng default (setting)
缺水 quē shuǐ water shortage / dehydration
缺氧 quē yǎng lacking oxygen / anaerobic
缺憾 quē hàn a regret / sth regrettable syn
缺钱 缺錢 quē qián shortage of money
缺德 quē dé mean / nasty / reprehensible / unprincipled syn
缺损 缺損 quē sǔn defective / defect syn
缺位 quē wèi (of a position) to fall vacant / vacant post / a vacancy / (of regulation, service etc) unsatisfactory / dysfunctional
缺血 quē xuè (of an organ) to have insufficient blood supply / (of a blood bank) to run low on blood supplies
缺额 缺額 quē é vacancy syn
缺勤 quē qín to be absent from work or school
缺粮 缺糧 quē liáng to lack food supplies
缺油 quē yóu oil shortage
缺碘 iodine deficiency
缺电 缺電 quē diàn to have a power shortage
缺角 quē jiǎo (of a square shape, such as a house plan) to have a corner missing / (fig.) to lack something / missing piece
缺漏 quē lòu to overlook / omissions / deficiencies
缺阵 缺陣 quē zhèn (sports) to miss a game (due to injury, suspension etc) / to sit out a match syn
缺嘴 quē zuǐ harelip syn
缺乏症 quē fá zhèng clinical deficiency
缺心眼 quē xīn yǎn stupid / senseless / dim-witted
缺德事 quē dé shì misdeed / immoral action / wicked deed / a deliberate wrongdoing syn
缺水率 water scarcity
缺水量 water deficit
缺德鬼 quē dé guǐ public nuisance / a wicked, mean spirited individual
缺粮国 缺糧國 quē liáng guó food-deficit country
缺氧症 quē yǎng zhèng anoxia
缺一不可 quē yī bù kě not a single one is dispensable / can't do without either syn
缺衣少食 quē yī shǎo shí short of food and clothing / destitute syn
缺水反应 缺水反應 water stress
缺斤短两 缺斤短兩 quē jīn duǎn liǎng to give short weight
缺斤少两 缺斤少兩 quē jīn shǎo liǎng to give short weight
缺心少肺 quē xīn shǎo fèi brainless / stupid syn
缺心眼儿 缺心眼兒 quē xīn yǎn r erhua variant of 缺心眼[que1 xin1 yan3] syn
缺席投票 quē xí tóu piào absentee voting
缺席选票 缺席選票 quē xí xuǎn piào absentee ballot
缺氧情况 quē yǎng qíng kuàng anaerobic conditions
缺氧条件 quē yǎng tiáo jiàn anoxia
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
短缺 duǎn quē shortage syn
欠缺 qiàn quē to be deficient in / lapse / deficiency syn
紧缺 緊缺 jǐn quē in short supply / scarce syn
空缺 kòng quē vacancy
残缺 殘缺 cán quē badly damaged / shattered syn
暂缺 暫缺 zàn quē currently in short supply / in deficit (of commodity) / currently vacant (position)
稀缺 xī quē scarce / scarcity syn
无缺 無缺 wú quē whole
补缺 補缺 bǔ quē to fill a vacancy / to make up for a shortage / to supply a deficiency syn
圆缺 圓缺 yuán quē waxing and waning (of the moon)
奇缺 qí quē very short of (food, clean water etc) / extreme shortage / deficit
余缺 餘缺 yú quē surplus and shortfall
肥缺 féi quē lucrative post
亏缺 虧缺 kuī quē to be lacking / to fall short of / to wane / deficit / deficient
出缺 chū quē to fall vacant / a job opening at a high level
候缺 hòu quē waiting for a vacancy
或缺 huò quē to lack / to do without
匮缺 匱缺 kuì quē to be deficient in sth / to be short of sth (supplies, money etc) syn
列缺 liè quē lightning (archaic word)
破缺 pò quē breaking
傻缺 shǎ quē (slang) idiot / fool
遗缺 遺缺 yí quē vacancy
月缺 yuè quē new moon
职缺 職缺 zhí quē (job) opening
零缺点 零缺點 líng quē diǎn zero defect / faultless / impeccable
虚缺号 虛缺號 xū quē hào white square character ( □ ), used to represent a missing ideograph
不可或缺 bù kě huò quē necessary / must have syn
完美无缺 完美無缺 wán měi wú quē perfect and without blemish / flawless / to leave nothing to be desired syn
抱残守缺 抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quē to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom) / conservative / stickler for tradition syn
保残守缺 保殘守缺 bǎo cán shǒu quē conservative / to preserve the outmoded

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