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欠缺

欠缺 (qiàn quē): Deficiency / lack (Verb, Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

欠缺 consists of 2 characters.

yawn; owe; be behind with

to lack, to be short of, deficient

Word Info

Pinyinqiàn quē

MeaningDeficiency / lack

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb, Noun

Word欠缺

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3.

How to Use 欠缺 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 欠缺 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith明显

míng明

xiǎn显

qiàn欠

quē缺

neutral

obviously lacking

Subject + Verbwith经验

jīng经

yàn验

qiàn欠

quē缺

Adjective + Nounwith能力

néng能

lì力

shàng上

de的

qiàn欠

quē缺

Verb + Complementwith有所

yǒu有

suǒ所

qiàn欠

quē缺

4.

Example Sentences with 欠缺

wǒ我

de的

qiān铅

bǐ笔

hé盒

lǐ里

qiàn欠

quē

neutral

lack of experience

formal

Written

deficiency in ability

formal

be somewhat lacking

缺

yī一

zhī支

qiān铅

bǐ笔

。

My pencil case lacks a pencil.

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

zài在

shù数

jù据

zhī支

chēng撑

fāng方

miàn面

míng明

xiǎn显

yǒu有

suǒ所

qiàn欠

quē缺

。

This report is clearly lacking in terms of data support.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

wǒ我

men们

de的

fāng方

àn案

hái还

qiàn欠

quē缺

yì一

diǎn点

chuàng创

xīn新

xìng性

ma吗

？

Don't you think our proposal still lacks a bit of innovation?

zhè这

ge个

jì计

huà划

qiàn欠

quē缺

yī一

xiē些

xì细

jié节

，

xū需

yào要

zài再

wán完

shàn善

。

This plan lacks some details and needs further improvement.

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

qiàn欠

quē缺

tiān天

fù赋

，

zhǐ只

shì是

quē缺

fá乏

chí持

zhī之

yǐ以

héng恒

de的

liàn练

xí习

。

He is not lacking in talent, but rather in persistent practice.

wǒ我

men们

jué绝

bú不

qiàn欠

quē缺

yìng应

duì对

tū突

fā发

zhuàng状

kuàng况

de的

yìng应

jí急

yù预

àn案

。

We are definitely not lacking in contingency plans for emergencies.

tā他

gōng工

zuò作

néng能

lì力

hěn很

qiáng强

，

dàn但

qiàn欠

quē缺

yǔ与

rén人

gōu沟

tōng通

de的

jì技

qiǎo巧

。

He has strong work abilities but lacks communication skills.

zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

de的

cài菜

pǐn品

wèi味

dào道

bú不

cuò错

，

dàn但

fú服

wù务

yì意

shí识

yǒu有

xiē些

qiàn欠

quē缺

。

The dishes at this restaurant taste good, but the service awareness is somewhat lacking.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 欠缺.

Words with 欠

拖欠tuō qiànHSK 7-9
欠条qiàn tiáoHSK 7-9
赊欠shēqiàn

Words with 缺

缺少quē shǎoHSK 4
缺点quē diǎnHSK 4
缺乏quē fáHSK 5

短缺duǎn quēHSK 6

缺口quē kǒuHSK 6

缺席quē xíHSK 6

缺陷quē xiànHSK 6

残缺cán quēHSK 7-9