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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1缺乏 缺乏 quē que1 fa2to lack; to be short of; lack; shortage
2缺少 缺少 quē shǎoque1 shao3lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack
3缺点 缺點 quē diǎnque1 dian3weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage; Classifiers:
4 quēque1deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
5缺陷 缺陷 quē xiànque1 xian4defect; flaw; physical defect
6缺口 缺口 quē kǒuque1 kou3nick; jag; gap; shortfall
7短缺 短缺 duǎn quēduan3 que1shortage
8缺氧 缺氧 quē yǎngque1 yang3lacking oxygen; anaerobic
9或缺 或缺 huò quēhuo4 que1to lack; to do without
10缺电 缺電 quē diànque1 dian4electricity shortage
11职缺 職缺 zhí quēzhi2 que1(job) opening
12注意力缺陷多动症 注意力缺陷多動症 zhù quē xiàn duō dòng zhèngzhu4 yi4 li4 que1 xian4 duo1 dong4 zheng4attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
13保残守缺 保殘守缺 bǎo cán shǒu quēbao3 can2 shou3 que1conservative; to preserve the outmoded
14抱残守缺 抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quēbao4 can2 shou3 que1to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative; stickler for tradition
15悲剧缺陷 悲劇缺陷 bēi quē xiànbei1 ju4 que1 xian4tragic flaw (Aristotle's hamartia)
16必不可缺 必不可缺 quēbi4 bu4 ke3 que1see 必不可少
17补其缺漏 補其缺漏 quē lòubu3 qi2 que1 lou4to compensate for the shortage (idiom)
18补缺 補缺 quēbu3 que1to fill a vacancy; to make up for a shortage; to supply a deficiency
19补缺拾遗 補缺拾遺 quē shí bu3 que1 shi2 yi2see 拾遗补缺
20补缺选举 補缺選舉 quē xuǎn bu3 que1 xuan3 ju3by-election (idiom)
21不可或缺 不可或缺 huò quēbu4 ke3 huo4 que1necessary; must have
22不可缺少 不可缺少 quē shǎobu4 ke3 que1 shao3indispensable
23残缺 殘缺 cán quēcan2 que1badly damaged; shattered
24残缺不全 殘缺不全 cán quē quáncan2 que1 bu4 quan2incomplete and fragmentary (idiom)
25出缺 出缺 chū quēchu1 que1to fall vacant; a job opening at a high level
26出生缺陷 出生缺陷 chū shēng quē xiànchu1 sheng1 que1 xian4birth defect
27对称破缺 對稱破缺 duì chèn quēdui4 chen4 po4 que1symmetry breaking (physics)
28肥缺 肥缺 féi quēfei2 que1lucrative post
29候缺 候缺 hòu quēhou4 que1waiting for a vacancy
30俭则不缺 儉則不缺 jiǎn quējian3 ze2 bu4 que1frugality prevents destitution (idiom)
31金瓯无缺 金甌無缺 jīn ōu quējin1 ou1 wu2 que1The national territory remains intact. (idiom)
32紧缺 緊缺 jǐn quējin3 que1in short supply; scarce
33刊谬补缺 刊謬補缺 kān miù quēkan1 miu4 bu3 que1errata and supplements (idiom)
34空缺 空缺 kòng quēkong4 que1vacancy
35亏缺 虧缺 kuī quēkui1 que1to be lacking; to fall short of; to wane; deficit; deficient
36匮缺 匱缺 kuì quēkui4 que1to be deficient in sth; to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)
37列缺 列缺 liè quēlie4 que1lightning (archaic word)
38列缺霹雳 列缺霹靂 liè quē lie4 que1 pi1 li4thunder and lightning
39零缺点 零缺點 líng quē diǎnling2 que1 dian3zero defect; faultless; impeccable
40内部缺陷 內部缺陷 nèi quē xiànnei4 bu4 que1 xian4internal flaw
41能源短缺 能源短缺 néng yuán duǎn quēneng2 yuan2 duan3 que1energy shortage
42宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 nìng quē lànning4 que1 wu2 lan4better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
43宁缺勿滥 寧缺勿濫 nìng quē lànning4 que1 wu4 lan4same as 宁缺毋滥
44破缺 破缺 quēpo4 que1breaking
45奇缺 奇缺 quēqi2 que1very short of (food, clean water etc); extreme shortage; deficit
46欠缺 欠缺 qiàn quēqian4 que1to be deficient in; lapse; deficiency
47欠缺假设 欠缺假設 qiàn quē jiǎ shèqian4 que1 jia3 she4deficit hypothesis (linguistics)
48缺吃少穿 缺吃少穿 quē chī shǎo chuānque1 chi1 shao3 chuan1to have not enough for food and clothing (idiom)
49缺德 缺德 quē que1 de2to be lacking in moral sense; to lack common basic respect for others; lacking in virtue; mischievous; wicked; cruel; mean
50缺德鬼 缺德鬼 quē guǐque1 de2 gui3public nuisance; a wicked, mean spirited individual
51缺德事 缺德事 quē shìque1 de2 shi4misdeed; immoral action; wicked deed; a deliberate wrongdoing
52缺额 缺額 quē éque1 e2vacancy
53缺乏症 缺乏症 quē zhèngque1 fa2 zheng4clinical deficiency
54缺憾 缺憾 quē hànque1 han4a regret; sth regrettable
55缺货 缺貨 quē huòque1 huo4lack of supplies; unavailable goods
56缺角 缺角 quē jiǎoque1 jiao3(of a square shape, such as a house plan) to have a corner missing; (fig.) to lack something; missing piece
57缺斤少两 缺斤少兩 quē jīn shǎo liǎngque1 jin1 shao3 liang3to give short measure; to cheat customers by giving them a smaller quantity of sth. (idiom)
58缺粮 缺糧 quē liángque1 liang2to lack food supplies
59缺漏 缺漏 quē lòuque1 lou4to overlook; omissions; deficiencies
60缺钱 缺錢 quē qiánque1 qian2shortage of money
61缺勤 缺勤 quē qínque1 qin2to be absent from work or school
62缺省 缺省 quē shěngque1 sheng3default (setting)
63缺失 缺失 quē shīque1 shi1deficiency; shortcoming; hiatus
64缺水 缺水 quē shuǐque1 shui3water shortage; dehydration
65缺损 缺損 quē sǔnque1 sun3defective; defect
66缺席 缺席 quē que1 xi2absence; absent
67缺心少肺 缺心少肺 quē xīn shǎo fèique1 xin1 shao3 fei4brainless; stupid
68缺心眼 缺心眼 quē xīn yǎnque1 xin1 yan3stupid; senseless; dim-witted
69缺心眼儿 缺心眼兒 quē xīn yǎn rque1 xin1 yan3 r5erhua variant of 缺心眼
70缺血 缺血 quē xuèque1 xue4lack of blood
71缺氧症 缺氧症 quē yǎng zhèngque1 yang3 zheng4anoxia
72缺一不可 缺一不可 quē que1 yi1 bu4 ke3not a single one is dispensable; can't do without either
73缺衣少食 缺衣少食 quē shǎo shíque1 yi1 shao3 shi2short of food and clothing; destitute
74缺医少药 缺醫少藥 quē shǎo yàoque1 yi1 shao3 yao4to be short of doctors and medicine (idiom)
75缺油 缺油 quē yóuque1 you2oil shortage
76缺嘴 缺嘴 quē zuǐque1 zui3harelip
77人类免疫缺陷病毒 人類免疫缺陷病毒 rén lèi miǎn quē xiàn bìng ren2 lei4 mian3 yi4 que1 xian4 bing4 du2human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
78人人都有缺点 人人都有缺點 rén rén dōu yǒu quē diǎnren2 ren2 dou1 you3 que1 dian3Everyone has faults.; No-one is perfect
79删繁补缺 刪繁補缺 shān fán quēshan1 fan2 bu3 que1to cut out repetition and fill in gaps (idiom)
80拾遗补缺 拾遺補缺 shí quēshi2 yi2 bu3 que1to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)
81完备无缺 完備無缺 wán bèi quēwan2 bei4 wu2 que1to complete with everything needed (idiom)
82完好无缺 完好無缺 wán hǎo quēwan2 hao3 wu2 que1in perfect condition; without any defect
83完美无缺 完美無缺 wán měi quēwan2 mei3 wu2 que1perfect and without blemish; flawless; to leave nothing to be desired
84无缺 無缺 quēwu2 que1whole
85稀缺 稀缺 quēxi1 que1scarce; scarcity
86先天性缺陷 先天性缺陷 xiān tiān xìng quē xiànxian1 tian1 xing4 que1 xian4birth defect
87虚缺号 虛缺號 quē hàoxu1 que1 hao4white square character ( □ ), used to represent a missing ideograph
88言语缺陷 言語缺陷 yán quē xiànyan2 yu3 que1 xian4speech defect
89遗缺 遺缺 quēyi2 que1vacancy
90余缺 餘缺 quēyu2 que1surplus and shortfall
91语言缺陷 語言缺陷 yán quē xiànyu3 yan2 que1 xian4speech defect
92圆缺 圓缺 yuán quēyuan2 que1waxing and waning (of the moon)
93月缺 月缺 yuè quēyue4 que1new moon
94月缺花残 月缺花殘 yuè quē huā cányue4 que1 hua1 can2the decline of beautiful things (idiom)
95月盈月缺 月盈月缺 yuè yíng yuè quēyue4 ying2 yue4 que1waxing and waning (idiom)
96月圆月缺 月圓月缺 yuè yuán yuè quēyue4 yuan2 yue4 que1The moon waxes and wanes. (idiom)
97暂缺 暫缺 zàn quēzan4 que1currently in short supply; in deficit (of commodity); currently vacant (position)
98注意力缺失症 注意力缺失症 zhù quē shī zhèngzhu4 yi4 li4 que1 shi1 zheng4attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
99注意力缺陷过动症 注意力缺陷過動症 zhù quē xiàn guò dòng zhèngzhu4 yi4 li4 que1 xian4 guo4 dong4 zheng4attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
100自发对称破缺 自發對稱破缺 duì chèn quēzi4 fa1 dui4 chen4 po4 que1spontaneous symmetry breaking (physics)

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