缺
quē
Pinyin

Definition

缺
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quē
  1. deficiency
  2. lack
  3. scarce
  4. vacant post
  5. to run short of

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
缺少
quē shǎo
  1. 1 lack
  2. 2 shortage of
  3. 3 shortfall
  4. 4 to be short (of)
  5. 5 to lack
缺点
quē diǎn
  1. 1 weak point
  2. 2 fault
  3. 3 shortcoming
  4. 4 disadvantage
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
不可或缺
bù kě huò quē
  1. 1 necessary
  2. 2 must have

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

然而，线上教学不能完全代替线下教育。不少师生反映，学生在家上课，缺乏学习氛围，容易出现注意力不集中、反应速度下降等问题，而缺少面对面的互动也是网课的一大弊端。
ránér ，xiànshàng jiàoxué bùnéng wánquán dàitì xiànxià jiàoyù 。bùshǎo shīshēng fǎnyìng ，xuésheng zài jiā shàngkè ，quēfá xuéxí fēnwéi ，róngyì chūxiàn zhùyìlì bù jízhōng 、fǎnyìng sùdù xiàjiàng děng wèntí ，ér quēshǎo miànduìmiàn de hùdòng yě shì wǎngkè de yīdà bìduān 。
However, online teaching cannot be substituted for offline education completely. Many teachers and students reported that there is a lack of learning atmosphere when studying at home. Students tend to be inattentive and respond slowly. The lack of interaction in person is another disadvantage of online courses.
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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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非也非也，事实上，当你感觉到口渴的时候其实身体内部早已缺水严重，一般人都不重视，殊不知很多常见疾病都与体内缺水息息相关。
fēi yě fēi yě ，shìshíshàng ，dāng nǐ gǎnjué dào kǒukě de shíhou qíshí shēntǐ nèibù zǎoyǐ quēshuǐ yánzhòng ，yībānrén dōu bù zhòngshì ，shūbùzhī hěn duō chángjiàn jíbìng dōu yǔ tǐnèi quēshuǐ xīxīxiāngguān 。
No, no, in fact, when you feel thirsty it's actually at times when your body is already seriously dehydrated. Normally people don't take it seriously, but little do they know that many commonly-seen illnesses are all closely related to the body lacking water.
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没错，除了皮肤病，缺水还容易导致心脑血管疾病和糖尿病；尿路感染以及便秘的情况，同时人们感觉到疲劳和反应迟钝也和大脑缺水有关联。
méicuò ，chúle pífū bìng ，quēshuǐ hái róngyì dǎozhì xīn nǎo xuèguǎn jíbìng hé tángniàobìng ；niàolù gǎnrǎn yǐjí biànmì de qíngkuàng ，tóngshí rénmen gǎnjué dào píláo hé fǎnyìng chídùn yě hé dànǎo quēshuǐ yǒu guānlián 。
That's right. As well as skin problems, lack of water can very easily lead to illnesses affecting the blood vessels in the heart and the brain and lead to diabetes, urinary tract infections and constipation; Feeling exhausted and slow to react is also related to lack of water in the brain.
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我断章取义？难道管仲这么说，不是期待人能够从物质的满足进步到文化精神层面？你瞧那些来自穷苦家庭的人，有了钱就会花，这根本还是处在贫穷的心态下，缺乏精神文明呐。
wǒ duàn zhāng qǔ yì ？nándào Guǎnzhòng zhèmeshuō ，bùshì qīdài rén nénggòu cóng wùzhì de mǎnzú jìnbù dào wénhuà jīngshén céngmiàn ？nǐ qiáo nàxiē láizì qióngkǔ jiātíng de rén ，yǒu le qián jiù huì huā ，zhè gēnběn háishì chù zài pínqióng de xīntài xià ，quēfá jīngshénwénmíng na 。
I'm taking his words out of context? So you think Guan Zhong wasn't hoping that people would progress from material satisfaction to the spiritual and cultural level? Just look at those people from poor families. They spend money as soon as they get their hands on it. That's pretty much still being trapped in an impoverished mentality, which is uncivilized.
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明月几时有，把酒问青天，不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年？…人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺，此事古难全。但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。”
míngyuè jǐ shí yǒu ，bǎ jiǔ wèn qīngtiān ，bùzhī tiānshàng gōngquè ，jīn xì shì hé nián ？…rén yǒu bēihuānlíhé ，yuè yǒu yīnqíngyuánquē ，cǐshì gǔ nán quán 。dànyuàn rén chángjiǔ ，qiān lǐ gòng chánjuān 。”
"When did the bright moon first appear? I hold a glass to the heavens to ask, what date can it be in the divine imperial palace? Human life is full of both joys and sorrows, just as the moon waxes and wanes, and makes it hard to get satisfaction. If only men could live longer on the earth, although a thousand miles apart, they could both enjoy the beautiful glimmer of the same moonlight."
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人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺，此事古难全，但愿人长久，千里共婵娟”，我特別喜欢这句话。这让我豁然开朗，感觉一切都有希望。
rén yǒu bēihuānlíhé ，yuè yǒu yīnqíngyuánquē ，cǐshì gǔ nán quán ，dànyuàn rén chángjiǔ ，qiān lǐ gòng chánjuān ”，wǒ tèbié xǐhuan zhè jù huà 。zhè ràng wǒ huòrán kāilǎng ，gǎnjué yīqiè dōu yǒu xīwàng 。
"Human life is full of both joys and sorrowful partings, just as the moon waxes and wanes, and makes it hard to get satisfaction. If only men could live longer on the earth, although a thousand miles apart, they could both enjoy the beautiful glimmer of the same moonlight." I particularly like this line. This opened me up to the meaning and made me feel that everything has hope.
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这一句确实是经典，苏轼也确实是大文豪，只字片语就将宇宙人世的道理道明，以月亮的圆缺类比人世的离合，虽无法两全却可以善处。
zhè yī jù quèshí shì jīngdiǎn ，Sū Shì yě quèshí shì dàwénháo ，zhīzìpiànyǔ jiù jiāng yǔzhòu rénshì de dàolǐ dào míng ，yǐ yuèliàng de yuán quē lèibǐ rénshì de líhé ，suī wúfǎ liǎngquán què kěyǐ shàn chǔ 。
This line is indeed a classic, Su Shi was also indeed a master. With just a few words he can capture the logic of the world and the universe, using the phases of the moon as a metaphor for the meeting and parting in the world. Although you can't have everything, you can come to a good compromise.
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比如五行缺水，起名为淼”；五行缺土，起名为“垚”；五行缺金，起名为“鑫”；五行缺木，起名为“森”；五行缺火，起名为“炎”。
bǐrú wǔxíng quēshuǐ ，qǐmíng wèi miǎo ”；wǔxíng quē tǔ ，qǐmíng wèi “yáo ”；wǔxíng quē jīn ，qǐmíng wèi “xīn ”；wǔxíng quē mù ，qǐmíng wèi “sēn ”；wǔxíng quē huǒ ，qǐmíng wèi “yán ”。
For example, if, among the five phases, there's a lack of water, you can use the character "淼", meaning "flood" in the name, as it is composed of three water radicals; if, among the five phases, earth is lacking, you can use the character "垚" meaning "embankment", as it is composed of three earth radicals; if, among the five phases, metal is lacking, you can use the character "鑫" meaning "prosperity", as it is composed of three metal radicals; if, among the five phases, wood is lacking, you can use the character "森" meaning "forest", as it is composed of three wood radicals; if, among the five phases, fire is lacking, you can use the character "炎" meaning "flame", as it is composed of two fire radicals.
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首先是遵照八字与五行的搭配，简单的说，五行有金木水火土，如果八字中缺了某种元素，就在名字中帮忙补齐。
shǒuxiān shì zūnzhào bāzì yǔ wǔxíng de dāpèi ，jiǎndān de shuō ，wǔxíng yǒu jīn mù shuǐ huǒ tǔ ，rúguǒ bāzì zhōng quē le mǒuzhǒng yuánsù ，jiù zài míngzi zhōng bāngmáng bǔ qí 。
First is to match it to the birth date characters and the five phases. Simply speaking, the five phases are metal, wood, water, fire and earth, if among the birth date characters a particular element is missing, this will be compensated for in the characters of the name.
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