欠缺 qiàn quē ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ him3 kyut3 HSK 7-9
- to be deficient in
- lapse
- deficiency
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欠
- 拖欠 tuō qiàn ㄊㄨㄛ ㄑㄧㄢˋ to1 him3 in arrears
- 欠条 欠條 qiàn tiáo ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ him3 tiu4 IOU
- 呵欠 hē qiàn ㄏㄜ ㄑㄧㄢˋ ho1 him3 yawn
- 哈欠 hā qian ㄏㄚ ˙ㄑㄧㄢ haa1 him3 yawn
- 嘴欠 zuǐ qiàn ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄢˋ zeoi2 him3 (coll.) unable to control one's tongue
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- 尾欠 wěi qiàn ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄢˋ mei5 him3 balance due
- 手欠 shǒu qiàn ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢˋ sau2 him3 (coll.) prone to touch things one should keep one's hands off of
- 欠佳 qiàn jiā ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚ him3 gaai1 suboptimal
- 欠债 欠債 qiàn zhài ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄞˋ him3 zaai3 to owe a debt
- 欠妥 qiàn tuǒ ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄛˇ him3 to5 improper
- 欠安 qiàn ān ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄢ him3 on1 ill (euphemism)
- 欠扁 qiàn biǎn ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˇ him3 bin2 annoying
- 欠抽 qiàn chōu ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄡ him3 cau1 (coll.) to deserve a slap in the face
- 欠揍 qiàn zòu ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄡˋ him3 zau3 to need a spanking
- 欠款 qiàn kuǎn ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄨㄢˇ him3 fun2 to owe a debt
- 欠薪 qiàn xīn ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣ him3 san1 to owe wages
- 欠费 欠費 qiàn fèi ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄟˋ him3 fai3 to be in arrears
- 欠账 欠賬 qiàn zhàng ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄤˋ him3 zoeng3 to owe a debt
- 欠身 qiàn shēn ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ him3 san1 to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)
- 欠项 欠項 qiàn xiàng ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ him3 hong6 liabilities
缺
- 残缺 殘缺 cán quē ㄘㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ caan4 kyut3 badly damaged
- 短缺 duǎn quē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝ dyun2 kyut3 shortage
- 紧缺 緊缺 jǐn quē ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄩㄝ gan2 kyut3 in short supply
- 缺乏 quē fá ㄑㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˊ kyut3 fat6 to lack; to be short of
- 缺口 quē kǒu ㄑㄩㄝ ㄎㄡˇ kyut3 hau2 nick
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- 缺失 quē shī ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕ kyut3 sat1 lack; deficiency
- 缺少 quē shǎo ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ kyut3 siu2 lack
- 缺席 quē xí ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧˊ kyut3 zik6 to be absent
- 缺陷 quē xiàn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧㄢˋ kyut3 haam6 defect; flaw
- 缺点 缺點 quē diǎn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄢˇ kyut3 dim2 weak point
- 候缺 hòu quē ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄝ hau6 kyut3 waiting for a vacancy
- 傻缺 shǎ quē ㄕㄚˇ ㄑㄩㄝ so4 kyut3 (slang) idiot; fool
- 出缺 chū quē ㄔㄨ ㄑㄩㄝ ceot1 kyut3 to fall vacant
- 列缺 liè quē ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄝ lit6 kyut3 lightning (archaic word)
- 匮缺 匱缺 kuì quē ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄝ gwai6 kyut3 to be deficient in sth
- 圆缺 圓缺 yuán quē ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ jyun4 kyut3 waxing and waning (of the moon)
- 奇缺 qí quē ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄝ kei4 kyut3 very short of (food, clean water etc)
- 或缺 huò quē ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩㄝ waak6 kyut3 to lack
- 暂缺 暫缺 zàn quē ㄗㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ zaam6 kyut3 currently in short supply
- 月缺 yuè quē ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄝ jyut6 kyut3 new moon
Idioms with these characters
- 抱残守缺 抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quē ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
- 宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 nìng quē wú làn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ ning4 kyut3 mou4 laam6 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
- 拾遗补缺 拾遺補缺 shí yí bǔ quē ㄕˊ ㄧˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄝ sap6 wai4 bou2 kyut3 to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)