Usage of the character 缺

deficiency
lack
scarce
vacant post
to run short of

quēzuǐ

缺嘴

[缺嘴]

harelip

quēlòu

缺漏

[缺漏]

to overlook
omissions
deficiencies

lièquē

列缺

[列缺]

lightning (archaic word)

kuīquē

亏缺

[虧缺]

to be lacking
to fall short of
to wane
deficit
deficient

quēsǔn

缺损

[缺損]

defective
defect

quē'é

缺额

[缺額]

vacancy

xīquē

稀缺

[稀缺]

scarce
scarcity

quēshī

缺失

[缺失]

lack; deficiency
shortcoming; flaw; defect
to be deficient; to lack

cánquē

残缺

[殘缺]

badly damaged
shattered

quēshǎo

缺少

[缺少]

lack
shortage of
shortfall
to be short (of)
to lack

kòngquē

空缺

[空缺]

vacancy

quēxí

缺席

[缺席]

to be absent

quēliáng

缺粮

[缺糧]

to lack food supplies

quēxiàn

缺陷

[缺陷]

defect; flaw

quēshuǐ

缺水

[缺水]

water shortage
dehydration

huòquē

或缺

[或缺]

to lack
to do without

quēhàn

缺憾

[缺憾]

a regret
sth regrettable

yuánquē

圆缺

[圓缺]

waxing and waning (of the moon)

quēshěng

缺省

[缺省]

default (setting)

quēwèi

缺位

[缺位]

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

quēqián

缺钱

[缺錢]

shortage of money

duǎnquē

短缺

[短缺]

shortage

zànquē

暂缺

[暫缺]

currently in short supply
in deficit (of commodity)
currently vacant (position)

qiànquē

欠缺

[欠缺]

to be deficient in
lapse
deficiency

quēhuò

缺货

[缺貨]

lack of supplies
unavailable goods

bǔquē

补缺

[補缺]

to fill a vacancy
to make up for a shortage
to supply a deficiency

kuìquē

匮缺

[匱缺]

to be deficient in sth
to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)

quējiǎo

缺角

[缺角]

(of a square shape, such as a house plan) to have a corner missing
(fig.) to lack something
missing piece

chūquē

出缺

[出缺]

to fall vacant
a job opening at a high level

quēqín

缺勤

[缺勤]

to be absent from work or school

jǐnquē

紧缺

[緊缺]

in short supply
scarce

quēfá

缺乏

[缺乏]

to lack; to be short of

quēyóu

缺油

[缺油]

oil shortage

zhíquē

职缺

[職缺]

(job) opening

hòuquē

候缺

[候缺]

waiting for a vacancy

quēxuè

缺血

[缺血]

(of an organ) to have insufficient blood supply
(of a blood bank) to run low on blood supplies

yíquē

遗缺

[遺缺]

vacancy

quēkǒu

缺口

[缺口]

nick
jag
gap
shortfall

wúquē

无缺

[無缺]

whole

quēdiǎn

缺点

[缺點]

weak point
fault
shortcoming
disadvantage
CL:個／个 (gè)

yúquē

余缺

[餘缺]

surplus and shortfall

quēdiàn

缺电

[缺電]

electricity shortage

yuèquē

月缺

[月缺]

new moon

qíquē

奇缺

[奇缺]

very short of (food, clean water etc)
extreme shortage
deficit

quēdé

缺德

[缺德]

mean; nasty; reprehensible; unprincipled

féiquē

肥缺

[肥缺]

lucrative post

pòquē

破缺

[破缺]

breaking

quēyǎng

缺氧

[缺氧]

lacking oxygen
anaerobic

língquēdiǎn

零缺点

[零缺點]

zero defect
faultless
impeccable

quēyǎngzhèng

缺氧症

[缺氧症]

anoxia

quēdéshì

缺德事

[缺德事]

misdeed
immoral action
wicked deed
a deliberate wrongdoing

quēfázhèng

缺乏症

[缺乏症]

clinical deficiency

quēxīnyǎn

缺心眼

[缺心眼]

stupid
senseless
dim-witted

xūquēhào

虚缺号

[虛缺號]

white square character ( □ ), used to represent a missing ideograph

quēdéguǐ

缺德鬼

[缺德鬼]

public nuisance
a wicked, mean spirited individual

bàocánshǒuquē

抱残守缺

[抱殘守缺]

to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
stickler for tradition

jiǎnzébùquē

俭则不缺

[儉則不缺]

(idiom) waste not, want not

lièquēpīlì

列缺霹雳

[列缺霹靂]

lightning and thunder

quējīnshǎoliǎng

缺斤少两

[缺斤少兩]

to give short weight

quējīnduǎnliǎng

缺斤短两

[缺斤短兩]

to give short weight

shíyíbǔquē

拾遗补缺

[拾遺補缺]

to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)

duǎnjīnquēliǎng

短斤缺两

[短斤缺兩]

to give short weight

nìngquēwùlàn

宁缺勿滥

[寧缺勿濫]

same as 寧缺毋濫／宁缺毋滥 (nìngquēwúlàn)

yányǔquēxiàn

言语缺陷

[言語缺陷]

speech defect

wánměiwúquē

完美无缺

[完美無缺]

perfect and without blemish
flawless
to leave nothing to be desired

nìngquēwúlàn

宁缺毋滥

[寧缺毋濫]

better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option

néngyuánduǎnquē

能源短缺

[能源短缺]

energy shortage

chūshēngquēxiàn

出生缺陷

[出生缺陷]

birth defect

bǎocánshǒuquē

保残守缺

[保殘守缺]

conservative
to preserve the outmoded

quēyīshǎoshí

缺衣少食

[缺衣少食]

short of food and clothing
destitute

bùkěhuòquē

不可或缺

[不可或缺]

necessary
must have

quēxīnshǎofèi

缺心少肺

[缺心少肺]

brainless
stupid

duìchènpòquē

对称破缺

[對稱破缺]

symmetry breaking (physics)

quēyībùkě

缺一不可

[缺一不可]

not a single one is dispensable
can't do without either

bēijùquēxiàn

悲剧缺陷

[悲劇缺陷]

tragic flaw (Aristotle's hamartia)

quēxīnyǎnr

缺心眼儿

[缺心眼兒]

erhua variant of 缺心眼 (quēxīnyǎn)

bùkěquēshǎo

不可缺少

[不可缺少]

indispensable

wánhǎowúquē

完好无缺

[完好無缺]

in perfect condition
without any defect

yǔyánquēxiàn

语言缺陷

[語言缺陷]

speech defect

bǔquēshíyí

补缺拾遗

[補缺拾遺]

see 拾遺補缺／拾遗补缺 (shíyíbǔquē)

bìbùkěquē

必不可缺

[必不可缺]

see 必不可少 (bìbùkěshǎo)

xiāntiānxìngquēxiàn

先天性缺陷

[先天性缺陷]

birth defect

zhùyìlìquēshīzhèng

注意力缺失症

[注意力缺失症]

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

zìfāduìchènpòquē

自发对称破缺

[自發對稱破缺]

spontaneous symmetry breaking (physics)

zhùyìlìquēxiànduōdòngzhèng

注意力缺陷多动症

[注意力缺陷多動症]

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

zhùyìlìquēxiànguòdòngzhèng

注意力缺陷过动症

[注意力缺陷過動症]

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

rénlèimiǎnyìquēxiànbìngdú

人类免疫缺陷病毒

[人類免疫缺陷病毒]

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)