Chinese–EnglishWith examples

缺

quē · que

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

这(zhè)张(zhāng)桌(zhuō)子(zi)缺(quē)了(le)个(ge)角(jiǎo)。

This table is missing a corner.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Tximist · English by shibeilei · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

公(gōng)司(sī)现(xiàn)在(zài)缺(quē)人(rén)手(shǒu)，正(zhèng)在(zài)招(zhāo)聘(pìn)新(xīn)员(yuán)工(gōng)。

The company is short-staffed right now and is recruiting new employees.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.