缺失 meaning in English

quēshī

lack; deficiency; shortcoming; flaw; defect

HSK 7-9nounverb15 strokes

Meaning of 缺失

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

quēshī
  1. lack; deficiency
  2. shortcoming; flaw; defect
  3. to be deficient; to lack

Stroke order for each character

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缺 quē · deficiency · 10 strokes

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  9. 9
  10. 10

失 shī · to lose · 5 strokes

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  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 缺失.

失去shīqùto lose
消失xiāoshīto disappear; to fade away
缺少quēshǎolack; shortage of
缺点quēdiǎnweak point; fault
失败shībàito be defeated; to lose
失望shīwàngdisappointed; to lose hope
失业shīyèunemployment; to lose one's job
损失sǔnshīloss; damage
缺乏quēfáto lack; to be short of
失误shīwùlapse; mistake
丧失sàngshīto lose; to forfeit
缺陷quēxiàndefect; flaw

Questions about 缺失

What does 缺失 mean?

缺失 (quēshī) means "lack; deficiency; shortcoming; flaw; defect" and is used as a noun and verb.

How do you write 缺失?

缺失 is made of 2 characters: 缺 (10 strokes), 失 (5 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 缺失 an HSK word?

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