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缺失

quē shī

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word

缺失 (quē shī) is a Chinese word meaning “lack; deficiency”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

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

Stroke order

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Example

這份報告還有一些缺失。

This report still has some shortcomings.

Related words at this level

全職勸告缺乏缺少缺席缺陷確保確立

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).