欠缺 meaning in English

qiànquē

to be deficient in; lapse

HSK 7-9verbnoun14 strokes

Meaning of 欠缺

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

qiànquē
  1. to be deficient in
  2. lapse
  3. deficiency

Stroke order for each character

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欠 qiàn · to owe · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

缺 quē · deficiency · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Related words

Words that share a character with 欠缺.

缺少quēshǎolack; shortage of
缺点quēdiǎnweak point; fault
缺乏quēfáto lack; to be short of
缺陷quēxiàndefect; flaw
缺席quēxíto be absent
缺口quēkǒunick; jag
短缺duǎnquēshortage
缺失quēshīlack; deficiency; shortcoming; flaw; defect
拖欠tuōqiànin arrears; behind in payments
残缺cánquēbadly damaged; shattered
欠条qiàntiáoIOU; certificate of indebtedness
紧缺jǐnquēin short supply; scarce

Questions about 欠缺

What does 欠缺 mean?

欠缺 (qiànquē) means "to be deficient in; lapse" and is used as a verb and noun.

How do you write 欠缺?

欠缺 is made of 2 characters: 欠 (4 strokes), 缺 (10 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 欠缺 an HSK word?

Yes. 欠缺 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.