be lacking; be vacant
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be lacking; to be missing; to be vacant
literaryA formal, literary term indicating absence, deficiency, or that something is left blank. Often used in academic, historical, or bureaucratic contexts to indicate missing data or records.
Zàn暂
fù付
quē阙
rú如
。
Temporarily left blank.
Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
duì对
cǐ此
jì记
zǎi载
quē阙
rú如
。
Ancient literature lacks records on this matter.
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Cǐ此
xiàng项
shù数
jù据
quē阙
rú如
，
nán难
yǐ以
jìn进
xíng行
tǒng统
jì计
fēn分
xī析
。
This data is lacking, making statistical analysis difficult.