| 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 | 缺氧 | 缺氧 | quē yǎng | que1 yang3 | lacking oxygen; anaerobic | | |
| 8 | 缺电 | 缺電 | quē diàn | que1 dian4 | electricity shortage | | |
| 9 | 缺血 | 缺血 | quē xuè | que1 xue4 | lack of blood | | |
| 10 | 缺水 | 缺水 | quē shuǐ | que1 shui3 | water shortage; dehydration | | |
| 11 | 缺损 | 缺損 | quē sǔn | que1 sun3 | defective; defect | | |
| 12 | 缺席 | 缺席 | quē xí | que1 xi2 | absence; absent | | |
| 13 | 缺心少肺 | 缺心少肺 | quē xīn shǎo fèi | que1 xin1 shao3 fei4 | brainless; stupid | | |
| 14 | 缺心眼 | 缺心眼 | quē xīn yǎn | que1 xin1 yan3 | stupid; senseless; dim-witted | | |
| 15 | 缺心眼儿 | 缺心眼兒 | quē xīn yǎn r | que1 xin1 yan3 r5 | erhua variant of 缺心眼 | | |
| 16 | 缺勤 | 缺勤 | quē qín | que1 qin2 | to be absent from work or school | | |
| 17 | 缺氧症 | 缺氧症 | quē yǎng zhèng | que1 yang3 zheng4 | anoxia | | |
| 18 | 缺一不可 | 缺一不可 | quē yī bù kě | que1 yi1 bu4 ke3 | not a single one is dispensable; can't do without either | | |
| 19 | 缺衣少食 | 缺衣少食 | quē yī shǎo shí | que1 yi1 shao3 shi2 | short of food and clothing; destitute | | |
| 20 | 缺医少药 | 缺醫少藥 | quē yī shǎo yào | que1 yi1 shao3 yao4 | to be short of doctors and medicine (idiom) | | |
| 21 | 缺油 | 缺油 | quē yóu | que1 you2 | oil shortage | | |
| 22 | 缺嘴 | 缺嘴 | quē zuǐ | que1 zui3 | harelip | | |
| 23 | 缺失 | 缺失 | quē shī | que1 shi1 | deficiency; shortcoming; hiatus | | |
| 24 | 缺省 | 缺省 | quē shěng | que1 sheng3 | default (setting) | | |
| 25 | 缺钱 | 缺錢 | quē qián | que1 qian2 | shortage of money | | |