Definition & Meaning

1.breach; gap; opening

2.(of funds, materials, etc.) gap

Word usage

quē kǒu

缺 口

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HSK6 NHSK 789－2 SW HSK PLUS

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1
n.breach; gap; opening
- gāng zi shang yǒu yī gè quē kǒu
  缸子上有一个缺口。
  The mug has a chip in it.
- tā cóng zhà lan shang de quē kǒu jǐ jin qu
  他从栅栏上的缺口挤进去。
  He squeezed in through a breach in the fence.
- wǎn biān shang yǒu gè quē kǒu
  碗边上有个缺口。
  The bowl has a broken edge.
synonym
pò sǔn破损 pò kǒu破口 liè kǒu裂口 huō kǒu豁口
2
n.(of funds, materials, etc.) gap
- zī jīn quē kǒu hěn dà
  资金缺口很大。
  There is a great deficiency of funds.
- tuī chū xiāng duì lián jià de yī xì liè chǎn pǐn shì wèi le tián bǔ shì chǎng de quē kǒu
  推出相对廉价的一系列产品，是为了填补市场的缺口。
  A cheaper range of products was introduced to plug the gap at the lower end of the market.
- jī jīn quē kǒu shì bù tài róng yì mí bǔ de
  基金缺口是不太容易弥补的。
  The funding gap will not be filled easily.
synonym
qiàn quē欠缺

Word usage

Separable word
"缺" and "口" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 这袋子缺个口，容易撕开。
  There is a hole in the bag so that it can be easily torn.
- 家里只有一个缺了口的陶罐。
  There was only one clay pot with a gaping hole in it in the house.
common measure word
"缺口" is often matched with measure word "个"or"点"or"道".
- 一个缺口
  one gap
- 一点缺口
  a little gap
- 一道缺口
  one gap

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