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Chinese
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lack; scarce; vacant post lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of |
deficient; owe; to lack deficient; owe; to lack; yawn |
| trad. (缺欠)
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缺
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欠
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| simp. #(缺欠)
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缺
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欠
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| anagram
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欠缺
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Pronunciation
Noun
缺欠
- shortcoming
Synonyms
- 弊害 (bìhài)
- 弊病 (bìbìng)
- 弊端 (bìduān)
- 欠缺 (qiànquē)
- 毛病 (máobìng)
- 短處 / 短处 (duǎnchu)
- 缺失 (quēshī)
- 缺陷 (quēxiàn)
- 缺點 / 缺点 (quēdiǎn)
- 陷 (xiàn) (literary, or in compounds)
Verb
缺欠
- to be deficient in; to be short of
Synonyms
- 不夠 / 不够 (bùgòu)
- 不敷 (bùfū) (literary)
- 不滿 / 不满 (bùmǎn)
- 不足 (bùzú)
- 乏達 / 乏达 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
- 匱乏 / 匮乏 (kuìfá)
- 欠 (qiàn)
- 欠缺 (qiànquē)
- 短少 (duǎnshǎo)
- 短缺 (duǎnquē)
- 絕乏 / 绝乏 (juéfá) (literary)
- 缺乏 (quēfá)
- 缺如 (quērú) (literary)
- 缺少 (quēshǎo)
- 缺缺 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 虧 / 亏 (kuī)
- 貧 / 贫 (pín) (literary, or in compounds)
- 闕乏 / 阙乏 (quēfá) (literary)
- 闕如 / 阙如 (quērú) (literary)