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缺

quē · que

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. deficiency
  2. lack
  3. scarce
  4. vacant post
  5. to run short of
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What is missing?

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，包饺子(bāojiǎozi)还(hái)缺(quē)什么(shénme)？

    Liangliang, what do we still lack for the dumplings?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)，缺(quē)一点(yīdiǎn)盐(yán)。

    Let me see. We lack a little salt.

  3. Dengdeng

    盐(yán)我(wǒ)去(qù)买(mǎi)。还(hái)缺(quē)别的(biéde)吗(ma)？

    I will buy salt. Do we lack anything else?

  4. Liangliang

    别的(biéde)不(bù)缺(quē)，就(jiù)缺(quē)一个(yīgè)会(huì)包(bāo)的(de)人(rén)。

    Nothing else, just a person who can wrap them.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)别(bié)看(kàn)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)也(yě)缺(quē)这个(zhège)本事(běnshi)。

    Then do not look at me. I lack that skill too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)张(zhāng)桌(zhuō)子(zi)缺(quē)了(le)个(ge)角(jiǎo)。

This table is missing a corner.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Tximist · English by shibeilei · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

02

公(gōng)司(sī)现(xiàn)在(zài)缺(quē)人(rén)手(shǒu)，正(zhèng)在(zài)招(zhāo)聘(pìn)新(xīn)员(yuán)工(gōng)。

The company is short-staffed right now and is recruiting new employees.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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