Meaning of quē:
quē
缺
Noun
deficiency; vacant post
Shìchǎng shàng shuǐguǒ de gōngyìng yǒuxiē quē.
市场上水果的供应有些缺。
There is a deficiency in the supply of fruits in the market.
Gōngsī yǒu yīgè zhíwèi quē rén.
公司有一个职位缺人。
The company has a vacant post.
Verb
lack; to run short of
Tā zài gōngzuò zhōng zǒng shì quēfá nàixīn.
他在工作中总是缺乏耐心。
He always lacks patience at work.
Wǒmen xūyào bǔchōng yīnwèi wǒmen quēfá bìyào de zīyuán.
我们需要补充因为我们缺乏必要的资源。
We need to replenish because we are lacking necessary resources.
Adjective
scarce
Zài zhè zuò chéngshì, shuǐ zīyuán fēicháng quēfá.
在这座城市，水资源非常缺乏。
In this city, water resources are very scarce.
