gap; missing category; shortage
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
gap; blank category; missing item in a classification; shortage
Commonly used in business and product contexts to describe unmet market needs. Can take the suffix '-儿' (quēménr) in colloquial speech, especially in northern dialects.
Zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
men们
chǎn产
pǐn品
xiàn线
de的
yī一
gè个
quē缺
mén门
。
This is a gap in our product line.
Shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
hái还
cún存
zài在
bù不
shǎo少
quē缺
mén门
chǎn产
pǐn品
。
There are still many gap-filling products on the market.
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Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
jǐn尽
kuài快
tián填
bǔ补
zhè这
gè个
quē缺
mén门
。
We need to fill this gap as soon as possible.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
quē缺
mén门
r儿
shāng商
pǐn品
xiàn现
zài在
tè特
bié别
shòu受
huān欢
yíng迎
。
This kind of gap-filling product is especially popular right now.