chù

绌

Character · Adjective · VerbTraditional絀

insufficient; lacking

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

adjective

insufficient; lacking; deficient

literary

A formal, literary term describing a shortage or inadequacy, often used in written contexts.

Yóu由
yú于
zī资
jīn金
zhī支
chù绌
 ，
xiàng项
mù目
zàn暂
tíng停
le了
 。

Due to a shortage of funds, the project was suspended.

Yǔ与
tā他
de的
cái才
huá华
xiāng相
bǐ比
 ，
wǒ我
zì自
gǎn感
xiāng相
xíng形
jiàn见
chù绌
 。

Compared to his talent, I feel inadequate.

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Cǐ此
fāng方
àn案
zài在
xì细
jié节
shàng上
réng仍
xiǎn显
chù绌
lòu陋
 。

This plan still appears inadequate in its details.

2.

verb

to depose; to dismiss; to demote

archaic

An archaic, literary variant of “黜”, meaning to remove someone from a position of power. This usage is rare in modern Chinese.

 （
gǔ古
yǔ语
 ）
jūn君
wáng王
chù绌
tuì退
wú无
néng能
zhī之
chén臣
 。

(Ancient usage) The king deposed the incompetent ministers.

Zài在
shǐ史
shū书
zhōng中
 ，
 “
chù绌
 ”
yǒu有
shí时
tōng通
 “
chù黜
 ”
 。

In historical texts, '绌' is sometimes interchangeable with '黜'.