Word: 缺 (quē)

修椅子还缺两个螺丝。

Xiū yǐzi hái quē liǎng gè luósī.

We still need two screws to fix the chair.

地震后，当地最缺的是饮用水。

Dìzhèn hòu, dāngdì zuì quē de shì yǐnyòngshuǐ.

After the earthquake, what the area lacked most was drinking water.

天天吃代餐，身体会不会缺营养？

Tiāntiān chī dàicān, shēntǐ huì búhuì quē yíngyǎng?

If you eat meal replacements every day, won't your body lack nutrition?

我们国家不缺石油。

Wǒmen guójiā bù quē shíyóu.

We are not short of oil in this country.

有一页缺了。

Yǒu yí yè quēle.

There is a page missing.

沙漠里最缺的就是淡水。

Shāmò lǐ zuì quē de jiùshì dànshuǐ.

What the desert lacks most is freshwater.

现在正缺良好的建筑木材。

Xiànzài zhèng quē liánghǎo de jiànzhù mùcái.

There is a shortage of good building wood.

碾道上寻驴蹄印，步步不缺

niǎn dào shàng xún lǘ tíyìn, bùbù bù quē

looking for donkey hoofprints on a millstone track: every step has one

缺一把勺子。

Quē yì bǎ sháozi.

There is a spoon missing.

缺门牙的念文章,含糊其辞

quē ményá de niàn wénzhāng,hánhuqící

someone missing front teeth reading an essay: the words are mumbled

花开必落，月圆必缺

huā kāi bì luò, yuè yuán bì quē

flowers that bloom must fall, a full moon must wane

货无大小缺者贵

huò wú dàxiǎo quēzhě guì

goods, big or small, are dear when scarce

这儿设施完备，什么都不缺。

Zhèr shèshī wánbèi, shénme dōu bù quē.

The facilities here leave nothing to be desired; there's nothing you'd lack.

这套书是残的，缺了第二本。

Zhè tào shū shì cán de, quēle dì'èr běn.

This set of books is incomplete, as the second volume is missing.

这张桌子缺了个角。

Zhè zhāng zhuōzi quēle gè jiǎo.

This table is missing a leg.