缺 (quē) means Lack (incomplete - absent). Below are 23 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
老年人容易 缺 钙。
Lǎoniánrén róngyì quē gài.
Older people are prone to calcium deficiency.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 钙
我们还 缺 少一个人。
Wǒmen hái quēshǎo yí ge rén.
We are still one person short.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 缺少
要克服自己的 缺 点。
Yào kèfú zìjǐ de quēdiǎn.
You should overcome your own shortcomings.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 克服
这里 缺 乏干净的水。
Zhèlǐ quēfá gānjìng de shuǐ.
There is a shortage of clean water here.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 缺乏
这个项目 缺 少资金。
Zhège xiàngmù quēshǎo zījīn.
This project lacks funding.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 资金
围墙上有一个 缺 口。
Wéiqiáng shang yǒu yí ge quēkǒu.
There is a gap in the wall.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 缺口
这里 缺 少新鲜的水果。
Zhèlǐ quēshǎo xīnxiān de shuǐguǒ.
There is a shortage of fresh fruit here.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 缺少
他 缺 少一点安全常识。
Tā quēshǎo yìdiǎn ānquán chángshí.
He lacks a little safety knowledge.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 常识
干旱加剧了粮食短 缺 。
Gānhàn jiājù le liángshi duǎnquē.
The drought aggravated the grain shortage.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 加剧
人无完人,都有 缺 陷。
Rén wú wánrén, dōu yǒu quēxiàn.
No one is perfect; everyone has failings.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 缺陷
这个方法的 缺 点很明显。
Zhège fāngfǎ de quēdiǎn hěn míngxiǎn.
The drawbacks of this method are obvious.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 缺点
今年的资金 缺 口还很大。
Jīnnián de zījīn quēkǒu hái hěn dà.
This year's funding shortfall is still large.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 缺口
他因为生病 缺 席了会议。
Tā yīnwèi shēngbìng quē xí le huìyì.
He was absent from the meeting because of illness.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 缺席
这次活动谁也不能 缺 席。
Zhè cì huódòng shéi yě bù néng quē xí.
Nobody may be absent from this event.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 缺席
这个设计存在明显的 缺 陷。
Zhège shèjì cúnzài míngxiǎn de quēxiàn.
There is an obvious flaw in this design.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 缺陷
缺 少阳光会影响植物的发育。
Quēshǎo yángguāng huì yǐngxiǎng zhíwù de fāyù.
A lack of sunlight affects a plant's development.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 发育
这一带常年干旱, 缺 水严重。
Zhè yídài chángnián gānhàn, quē shuǐ yánzhòng.
This area is dry all year round and badly short of water.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 干旱
正义也许会迟到,但不会 缺 席。
Zhèngyì yěxǔ huì chídào, dàn bú huì quēxí.
Justice may be late but it will not fail to come.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 正义
这两项工作相辅相成, 缺 一不可。
Zhè liǎng xiàng gōngzuò xiāngfǔxiāngchéng, quē yī bù kě.
These two tasks complement each other and neither can be missing.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 相辅相成
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From the graded readers
可是最后一个问题让我愣住了:“你觉得自己最大的 缺 点是什么?”
kěshì zuìhòu yīgè wèntí ràng wǒ lèng zhùle:" nǐ juéde zìjǐ zuìdà de / dì quēdiǎn shì shénme?"
But the last question stopped me: "What do you think your biggest weakness is?"
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
Words that contain 缺
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 缺
How is 缺 used in a sentence?
This page shows 23 sentences using 缺 (quē, "Lack (incomplete - absent)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 缺 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 缺 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 缺?
The dictionary page for 缺 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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