缺 quē HSK3 be short of, lack Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: notch All meanings 16 quē 16 lack 13notch 2vacancy 1 2 sentences for 缺 (quē — notch) 这把菜刀的刃口崩了一个小缺。 zhè bǎ càidāo de rènkǒu bēng le yīgè xiǎo quē. The edge of this kitchen knife has a small nick. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary这把碗的边缘有个小缺,很割手。 zhè bǎ wǎn de biānyuán yǒu gè xiǎo quē, hěn gē shǒu. The edge of this bowl has a small chip, and it can easily cut your hand. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary