缺

On the HSK 4 vocabulary list, at CEFR level B1.

quē ㄑㄩㄝ

    • deficiency
    • lack
    • scarce
    • vacant post
    • to run short of

Other words read quē

In the same tone

  • 阙 quē mistake
  • 炔 quē alkyne

que with other tones

  • 却 què but
  • 确 què authenticated
  • 雀 què small bird
  • 鹊 què magpie
  • 榷 què footbridge

All 17 words read que in any tone

Other words read quē

In the same tone

  • 闕 quē mistake
  • 炔 quē alkyne

que with other tones

  • 卻 què but
  • 確 què authenticated
  • 雀 què small bird
  • 鵲 què magpie
  • 榷 què footbridge

All 17 words read que in any tone

How 缺 is written

    部首 radical
    缶
    笔画 strokes
    10, with 4 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    左右结构
    偏旁 parts
    缶夬
    形旁 meaning
    缶
    声旁 sound
    夬

    Easy to confuse with 缺

    Words with 缺

    Starting with 缺

    All 37 words starting with 缺

    Ending with 缺

    All 32 words ending with 缺

    Containing 缺

    • 优缺点 yōuquēdiǎn advantages and disadvantages
    • 宁缺毋滥 nìngquēwúlàn better to have nothing (than substandard choice)
    • 宁缺勿滥 nìngquēwùlàn same as 宁缺毋滥 nìngquēwúlàn
    • 短斤缺两 duǎnjīnquēliǎng give short weight
    • 零缺点 língquēdiǎn zero defect

    All 16 words containing 缺

    Words with 缺

    Starting with 缺

    All 37 words starting with 缺

    Ending with 缺

    All 32 words ending with 缺

    Containing 缺

    • 優缺點 yōuquēdiǎn advantages and disadvantages
    • 寧缺毋濫 nìngquēwúlàn better to have nothing (than substandard choice)
    • 寧缺勿濫 nìngquēwùlàn same as 宁缺毋滥 nìngquēwúlàn
    • 短斤缺兩 duǎnjīnquēliǎng give short weight
    • 零缺點 língquēdiǎn zero defect

    All 16 words containing 缺

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