Chinese words · HSK 4

缺

quē

to lack; to be short of

Every meaning

quē

  1. to lack; to be short of
  2. incomplete; broken (as in 残缺)
  3. vacancy (as in 空缺)

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Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).