缺 [－]

Jyutping kyut3
Pinyin quē

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. deficiency
  2. lack
  3. scarce
  4. vacant post
  5. to run short of
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. deficiency/lack/scarce/vacant post/to run short of/a position in government/a shortcoming/missing/crippled/cracked/unscrupulous/gap/deficit/defective/to be absent from
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    唔​夠​；​少​於​所​需數量​或者​種類​，​唔​能夠​滿足​需要
    to be short of; to lack
    • 缺頁
      缺页
      kyut3 jip6
      pages that are missing
    • 缺少
      缺少
      kyut3 siu2
      to lack
    • 缺一不可
      缺一不可
      kyut3 jat1 bat1 ho2
      not a single thing can be missed
    • 間公司好缺人啊。
      间公司好缺人啊。
      gaan1 gung1 si1 hou2 kyut3 jan4 aa3.
      The company really lacks manpower.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to be absent
  2. character
    incomplete; uncompleted; deficient
    (syn.) 破, 破𩭹, 殘破, 破烂, 残败, 破败, 残旧, 破敗, 破爛, 残破, 殘舊, 殘敗, 残缺, 破落, 破鬖, 破缺, 殘缺, 破舊, 破旧
  3. character
    imperfect; flawed
  4. character, colloquial
    to be mean; to be wicked
  5. character
    to lack; to be short of
  6. character, colloquial
    to be stupid; to be dense
  7. character
    vacancy; gap; deficit
    (syn.) 空额, 空額
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. be short of, lack
  2. gap, deficit
  3. Cangjie Input
    OUDK
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #577
  2. HSK3 三级汉字表 #176
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #300
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    要变得完美，她就是少了一个缺点。
    要變得完美，她就是少了一個缺點。
    yào biàn de wán měi ， tā jiù shì shǎo le yí gè quē diǎn 。
    • To be perfect she lacked just one defect.
  2. Mandarin
    我们国家不缺石油。
    我們國家不缺石油。
    wǒ men guó jiā bù quē shí yóu 。
    • We are not short of oil in this country.
  3. Mandarin
    考虑到他缺乏经验，他做得[已经]非常好了。
    考慮到他缺乏經驗，他做得[已經]非常好了。
    kǎo lǜ dào tā quē fá jīng yàn ， tā zuò dé [ yǐ jīng ] fēi cháng hǎo le 。
    • He is doing very well considering he lacks experience.
  4. Mandarin
    这本书缺了两页。
    這本書缺了兩頁。
    zhè běn shū quē le liǎng yè 。
    • Two pages are missing from this book.
  5. Mandarin
    一半学生缺席了。
    一半學生缺席了。
    yī bàn xué sheng quē xí le 。
    • Half of the students are absent.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    所谓「有人辞官归故里，有人漏夜赶科场」，政府问责团队早排发生「跳船潮」，几位高官提早退休，但就有反对党成员宁愿退党都要补上空缺。
    所謂「有人辭官歸故里，有人漏夜趕科場」，政府問責團隊早排發生「跳船潮」，幾位高官提早退休，但就有反對黨成員寧願退黨都要補上空缺。
    so2 wai6 jau5 jan4 ci4 gun1 gwai1 gu3 lei5, jau5 jan4 lau6 je6 gon2 fo1 coeng4, zing3 fu2 man6 zaak3 tyun4 deoi2 zou2 paai4 faat3 sang1 tiu4 syun4 ciu4, gei2 wai2 gou1 gun1 tai4 zou2 teoi3 jau1, daan6 zau6 jau5 faan2 deoi3 dong2 sing4 jyun4 ning4 jyun2 teoi3 dong2 dou1 jiu3 bou2 soeng5 hung1 kyut3.
    • People come and go. There are vacancies in the governing team after several principal officials jumped ship by early retirement some days ago. Meanwhile, certain members of the opposition camp would rather leave their parties and fill in.
  2. Cantonese
    灾区缺水缺粮，啲灾民唯有靠树皮充饥。
    災區缺水缺糧，啲災民唯有靠樹皮充飢。
    zoi1 keoi1 kyut3 seoi2 kyut3 loeng4, di1 zoi1 man4 wai4 jau5 kaau3 syu6 pei4 cung1 gei1.
    • Without water and food in the disaster area, refugees could only depend on bark to ease their hunger.
  3. Cantonese
    我哋唔应该嘲笑人哋嘅缺憾。
    我哋唔應該嘲笑人哋嘅缺憾。
    ngo5 dei6 m4 jing1 goi1 zaau1 siu3 jan4 dei6 ge3 kyut3 ham6.
    • We shouldn't make fun of others' shortcomings.
  4. Cantonese
    仅一人缺席。
    僅一人缺席。
    gan2 jat1 jan4 kyut3 zik6.
    • Only one person is absent.
  5. Cantonese
    缺氧
    缺氧
    • hypoxia
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    陈正湘判断独立小院内是敌指挥所，果断命令炮兵连射击，由于炮弹紧缺只发射四发炮弹，击毙阿部的是最后一发炮弹。
    陳正湘判斷獨立小院內是敵指揮所，果斷命令炮兵連射擊，由於炮彈緊缺只發射四發炮彈，擊斃阿部的是最後一發炮彈。
  2. Cantonese
    我哋公司暂时冇适合你嘅空缺，如果要你由低做起就太屈就你喇。
    我哋公司暫時冇適合你嘅空缺，如果要你由低做起就太屈就你喇。
    ngo5 dei6 gung1 si1 zaam6 si4 mou5 sik1 hap6 nei5 ge3 hung1 kyut3, jyu4 gwo2 jiu3 nei5 jau4 dai1 zou6 hei2 zau6 taai3 wat1 zau6 nei5 laa3
  3. Cantonese
    打开缺口
    打開缺口
    daa2 hoi1 kyut3 hau2
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我们公司正缺人。
    我們公司正缺人。
    wǒ men gōng sī zhèng quē rén ．
    • Our company is short on manpower right now.
  2. Mandarin
    缺乏
    缺乏
    quē fá
    • to lack; to be short of
  3. Mandarin
    认知缺陷
    認知缺陷
    rèn zhī quē xiàn
    • cognitive deficit
  4. Mandarin
    因为世人都犯了罪，亏缺了神的荣耀
    因為世人都犯了罪，虧缺了神的榮耀
    yīn wèi shì rén dōu fàn le zuì ， kuī quē le shén de róng yào
    • For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God
  5. Mandarin
    缺乏常识
    缺乏常識
    quē fá cháng shí
    • to lack common sense