| 1 | 缺乏 | 缺乏 | quē fá | que1 fa2 | to lack; to be short of; lack; shortage | | |
| 2 | 缺少 | 缺少 | quē shǎo | que1 shao3 | lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack | | |
| 3 | 缺点 | 缺點 | quē diǎn | que1 dian3 | weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 4 | 缺 | 缺 | quē | que1 | deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of | | |
| 5 | 缺陷 | 缺陷 | quē xiàn | que1 xian4 | defect; flaw; physical defect | | |
| 6 | 缺口 | 缺口 | quē kǒu | que1 kou3 | nick; jag; gap; shortfall | | |
| 7 | 短缺 | 短缺 | duǎn quē | duan3 que1 | shortage | | |
| 8 | 缺氧 | 缺氧 | quē yǎng | que1 yang3 | lacking oxygen; anaerobic | | |
| 9 | 职缺 | 職缺 | zhí quē | zhi2 que1 | (job) opening | | |
| 10 | 缺电 | 缺電 | quē diàn | que1 dian4 | electricity shortage | | |
| 11 | 注意力缺陷多动症 | 注意力缺陷多動症 | zhù yì lì quē xiàn duō dòng zhèng | zhu4 yi4 li4 que1 xian4 duo1 dong4 zheng4 | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) | | |
| 12 | 或缺 | 或缺 | huò quē | huo4 que1 | to lack; to do without | | |
| 13 | 抱残守缺 | 抱殘守缺 | bào cán shǒu quē | bao4 can2 shou3 que1 | to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative; stickler for tradition | | |
| 14 | 补缺 | 補缺 | bǔ quē | bu3 que1 | to fill a vacancy; to make up for a shortage; to supply a deficiency | | |
| 15 | 亏缺 | 虧缺 | kuī quē | kui1 que1 | to be lacking; to fall short of; to wane; deficit; deficient | | |
| 16 | 空缺 | 空缺 | kòng quē | kong4 que1 | vacancy | | |
| 17 | 刊谬补缺 | 刊謬補缺 | kān miù bǔ quē | kan1 miu4 bu3 que1 | errata and supplements (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 自发对称破缺 | 自發對稱破缺 | zì fā duì chèn pò quē | zi4 fa1 dui4 chen4 po4 que1 | spontaneous symmetry breaking (physics) | | |
| 19 | 俭则不缺 | 儉則不缺 | jiǎn zé bù quē | jian3 ze2 bu4 que1 | frugality prevents destitution (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 候缺 | 候缺 | hòu quē | hou4 que1 | waiting for a vacancy | | |
| 21 | 出缺 | 出缺 | chū quē | chu1 que1 | to fall vacant; a job opening at a high level | | |
| 22 | 残缺不全 | 殘缺不全 | cán quē bù quán | can2 que1 bu4 quan2 | incomplete and fragmentary (idiom) | | |
| 23 | 残缺 | 殘缺 | cán quē | can2 que1 | badly damaged; shattered | | |
| 24 | 不可或缺 | 不可或缺 | bù kě huò quē | bu4 ke3 huo4 que1 | necessary; must have | | |
| 25 | 补缺选举 | 補缺選舉 | bǔ quē xuǎn jǔ | bu3 que1 xuan3 ju3 | by-election (idiom) | | |