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title: "Qianque Meaning: 欠缺 (qiànquē) Means “to be lacking”"
description: "欠缺 (qiànquē) means “to be lacking; shortcoming”. Hear its tones, see what 欠 and 缺 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianque"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 欠缺 mean?

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欠缺 qiànquē

## to be lacking; shortcoming

## Its characters

1. 欠 qiàn to lack
2. 缺 quē to lack

## In a sentence

他还欠缺一些工作经验。 He still lacks some work experience.

[More about 欠缺](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%AC%A0%E7%BC%BA)

## More words with 欠 or 缺

- [不可或缺 bùkě-huòquē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bukehuoque)
- [短缺 duǎnquē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duanque)
- [紧缺 jǐnquē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinque)
- [缺点 quēdiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quedian)
- [缺乏 quēfá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quefa)
- [缺口 quēkǒu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quekou)
- [缺少 quēshǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/queshao)
- [缺席 quēxí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quexi)
- [缺陷 quēxiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quexian)

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