缺位

Traditional form:

缺位

Pinyin (reading):

quēwèi

Definitions:

• (of a position) to fall vacant
• vacant post; a vacancy
• (of regulation, service etc) unsatisfactory; dysfunctional

Characters:

• 缺 - to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit
• 位 - seat, throne; rank, status; position, location

Traditional characters:

• 缺 - to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit
• 位 - seat, throne; rank, status; position, location