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| Pronunciation |
: |
quē |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- lack. (v)
- be incomplete. (v)
- be absent. (v)
- vacancy. (n)
|
| Radical |
: |
缶 |
| Strokes |
: |
10 |
| Traditional |
: |
缺 |
| Usage |
: |
13.1% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 3. |
|
|
: |
shortcoming; defect; weakness |
| 6. |
|
|
: |
defect; draw back; flaw |
| 7. |
|
|
: |
incomplete; fragmentary |
| 8. |
|
|
: |
fall short; shortage |
Sentences:
| 1. This place is short of water. |
| zhè |
dì |
fāng |
quē |
shuǐ |
。 |
| 这 |
地 |
方 |
缺 |
水 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 地方 |
: |
place |
| 缺 |
: |
lack of |
| 水 |
: |
water |
|
| 2. This book is missing two pages. |
| zhè |
běn |
shū |
quē |
liǎng |
yè |
。 |
| 这 |
本 |
书 |
缺 |
两 |
页 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 本 |
: |
measure word |
| 书 |
: |
book |
| 缺 |
: |
be incomplete |
| 两 |
: |
two |
| 页 |
: |
page |
|
| 3. Everyone has his own shortcomings. |
| měi |
gè |
rén |
dōu |
yǒu |
zì |
jǐ |
de |
quē |
diǎn |
。 |
| 每 |
个 |
人 |
都 |
有 |
自 |
己 |
的 |
缺 |
点 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 每 |
: |
every |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 人 |
: |
people, person |
| 都 |
: |
all |
| 有 |
: |
have |
| 自己 |
: |
own |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 缺点 |
: |
shortcomings |
|
| 4. I’m shorthanded here. |
| wǒ |
zhè |
lǐ |
quē |
shǎo |
rén |
shǒu |
。 |
| 我 |
这 |
里 |
缺 |
少 |
人 |
手 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 这里 |
: |
here |
| 缺少 |
: |
lack; be short of |
| 人手 |
: |
manpower |
|
| 5. It’s wicked of him to act like that. |
| tā |
zhè |
yàng |
zuò |
kě |
zhēn |
quē |
dé |
。 |
| 他 |
这 |
样 |
做 |
可 |
真 |
缺 |
德 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 这样 |
: |
like that |
| 做 |
: |
do |
| 可 |
: |
used for emphasis |
| 真 |
: |
really |
| 缺德 |
: |
wicked |
|
| 6. The number of students absent is five. |
| yǒu |
wǔ |
míng |
xué |
shēng |
quē |
xí |
。 |
| 有 |
五 |
名 |
学 |
生 |
缺 |
席 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 有 |
: |
have |
| 五 |
: |
five |
| 名 |
: |
measure word |
| 学生 |
: |
student |
| 缺席 |
: |
absent |
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