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quē

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quē Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
quē | que1
English translation
deficiency
lack
scarce
vacant post
to run short of
to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit

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About quē

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

quē

Contains the radical

fǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

jar

Etymology of quē

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

缶夬

Semantic compound

fǒu

Phonetic compound

guài

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. fǒu represents the meaning and guài represents the sound.

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Example sentences using quē

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zài 质子 zhì zǐ de suān Zhōng , shì lìng 一种 yī zhǒng quē 电子 diàn zǐ 元素 yuánsù .

In aprotic acids, it is some other electron - deficient element.

由于 yóuyú 同时 tóngshí 缺乏 quēfá gài ér 使 shǐ zhī 恶化 èhuà .

They may be exacerbated by a simultaneous deficiency of calcium.

所谓 suǒ wèi Lěng 就是 jiù shì 缺乏 quēfá 热量 rè liàng .

Cold is the privation of heat.

战争 zhànzhēng 期间 qījiān 孩子 háizi men 遭受 zāoshòu 缺乏 quēfá 食物 shíwù zhī .

During the war children suffered from a deficiency of food.

孩子 háizi quē gài .

The child has a calcium deficiency.

Words with quē

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
quē lack quē
缺乏 quēfá to lack缺乏 quēfá
缺少 quēshǎo lack缺少 quēshǎo
缺点 quēdiǎn fault缺點
缺陷 quēxiàn defect缺陷 quēxiàn
缺席 quēxí absence缺席 quēxí
缺口 quēkǒu nick缺口 quēkǒu
空缺 kòng quē vacancy空缺 kòng quē
短缺 duǎn quē shortage短缺 duǎn quē
缺失 quē shī deficiency缺失 quē shī
完美无缺 wán měi wú quē flawless完美無缺
缺氧 quē yǎng anaerobic缺氧 quē yǎng
欠缺 qiàn quē lapse欠缺 qiàn quē
缺损 quē sǔn defective缺損
不可或缺 bù kě huò quē necessary不可或缺 bù kě huò quē
缺德 quē dé wicked缺德 quē dé
稀缺 xī quē scarce稀缺 xī quē
紧缺 jǐn quē scarce緊缺
残缺 cán quē badly damaged殘缺
缺憾 quē hàn a regret缺憾 quē hàn
缺水 quē shuǐ water shortage缺水 quē shuǐ
缺货 quē huò lack of supplies缺貨
缺一不可 quē yī bù kě not a single one is dispensable缺一不可 quē yī bù kě
缺勤 quē qín to be absent from work or school缺勤 quē qín

quē Decomposition & Compounds

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quē Decomposition

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