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欠缺

qiàn quē

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

欠缺 (qiàn quē) means "to be deficient in; lapse; deficiency". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 欠缺 means

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

The characters in 欠缺

• 欠qiànto owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in
• 缺quēdeficiency; lack; scarce

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