缺

Example sentences

• 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 缺钱 缺錢 ( quē qián kyut3 cin2 )。

  I am short of money.

• 燃料 ( rán liào jin4 liu2 ) 短缺 ( duǎn quē dyun2 kyut3 )。

  There was a shortage of fuel.

• 汤姆 湯姆 ( Tāng mǔ tong1 mou5 ) 缺席 ( quē xí kyut3 zik6 )。

  Tom is absent.

• 她 ( tā taa1 ) 缺 ( quē kyut3 ) 课 課 ( kè fo3 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

  She was absent from class.

• 他 ( tā taa1 ) 缺乏 ( quē fá kyut3 fat6 ) 勇气 勇氣 ( yǒng qì jung5 hei3 )。

  He is wanting in courage.

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