缺

Pinyin: quē

to run short of; deficiency; lack; scarce

Example sentence

我们国家不缺石油。

Wǒmen guójiā bù quē shíyóu.

We are not short of oil in this country.

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What 缺 means

缺 (quē) is a Chinese word meaning “to run short of; deficiency; lack; scarce”. It appears in the HSK 4 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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