缺口
Old HSK 6
缺口 (quēkǒu) · gap
缺口 (quēkǒu) means “gap; opening; shortfall”. It is written with 2 characters: 缺 (to lack) + 口 (mouth). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 缺口 is built
The characters
缺 quē · to lack
What 缺 is made of
- 缶fǒu — earthen crock or jar
- 山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 山shān — mountain
- 夬guài — decisive
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: 缶 gives the meaning, 夬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
口 kǒu · mouth
What 口 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: An open mouth (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
墙上有一个大缺口。Qiáng shàng yǒu yí gè dà quēkǒu.There's a big gap in the wall.
今年的资金缺口还很大。Jīnnián de zījīn quēkǒu hái hěn dà.This year's funding shortfall is still large.
Questions about 缺口
What does 缺口 mean?
缺口 (quēkǒu) means “gap; opening; shortfall”.
How do you pronounce 缺口?
缺口 is pronounced quēkǒu.
Which HSK level is 缺口?
缺口 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 缺点quēdiǎnshortcoming
- 缺少quēshǎoto lack
- 缺乏quēfáto lack
- 缺席quēxíto be absent
- 缺陷quēxiàndefect
- 缺quēto lack
- 路口lùkǒuintersection
- 门口ménkǒudoorway
- 出口chūkǒuexit
- 人口rénkǒupopulation
Learn 缺口 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 151: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.