或缺
huò quē
Pinyin

Definition

或缺
 - 
huò quē
  1. to lack
  2. to do without

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

或
huò
  1. 1 maybe
  2. 2 perhaps
  3. 3 might
  4. 4 possibly
  5. 5 or
或者
huò zhě
  1. 1 or
  2. 2 possibly
  3. 3 maybe
  4. 4 perhaps
或许
huò xǔ
  1. 1 perhaps
  2. 2 maybe
或是
huò shì
  1. 1 or
  2. 2 either one or the other
抑或
yì huò
  1. 1 or
  2. 2 could it be that...?
缺
quē
  1. 1 deficiency
  2. 2 lack
  3. 3 scarce
  4. 4 vacant post
  5. 5 to run short of
缺乏
quē fá
  1. 1 to lack
  2. 2 to be short of
  3. 3 lack
  4. 4 shortage
缺失
quē shī
  1. 1 deficiency
  2. 2 shortcoming
  3. 3 hiatus
缺少
quē shǎo
  1. 1 lack
  2. 2 shortage of
  3. 3 shortfall
  4. 4 to be short (of)
  5. 5 to lack
缺席
quē xí
  1. 1 absence
  2. 2 absent
缺德
quē dé
  1. 1 to be lacking in moral sense
  2. 2 to lack common basic respect for others
  3. 3 lacking in virtue
  4. 4 mischievous
  5. 5 wicked
  6. 6 cruel
  7. 7 mean
缺陷
quē xiàn
  1. 1 defect
  2. 2 flaw
  3. 3 physical defect
缺点
quē diǎn
  1. 1 weak point
  2. 2 fault
  3. 3 shortcoming
  4. 4 disadvantage
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
不可或缺
bù kě huò quē
  1. 1 necessary
  2. 2 must have
倘或
tǎng huò
  1. 1 if
  2. 2 supposing that
出缺
chū quē
  1. 1 to fall vacant
  2. 2 a job opening at a high level
奇缺
qí quē
  1. 1 very short of (food, clean water etc)
  2. 2 extreme shortage
  3. 3 deficit
完好无缺
wán hǎo wú quē
  1. 1 in perfect condition
  2. 2 without any defect
完美无缺
wán měi wú quē
  1. 1 perfect and without blemish
  2. 2 flawless
  3. 3 to leave nothing to be desired
宁缺勿滥
nìng quē wù làn
  1. 1 same as 寧缺毋濫|宁缺毋滥[nìng quē wú làn]

Idioms (4)

俭则不缺
jiǎn zé bù quē
  1. 1 frugality prevents destitution (idiom)
宁缺毋滥
nìng quē wú làn
  1. 1 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
  1. 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. 2 stickler for tradition
拾遗补缺
shí yí bǔ quē
  1. 1 to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)

Sample Sentences

但它之所以成为现代人不可或缺的生活方式，也是因为它有诗意的一面，比如朋友圈里的互相走访
dàn tā zhīsuǒyǐ chéngwéi xiàndàirén bùkěhuòquē de shēnghuó fāngshì ，yě shì yīnwèi tā yǒu shīyì de yīmiàn ，bǐrú Péngyouquān lǐ de hùxiāng zǒufǎng
However, it has become an indispensable lifestyle for modern people because of its poetic aspects, such as mutual visits in a circle of friends.
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