quàn 劝 TRAD 勸 V try to talk ... into (or out of) doing something, advise ■ 他劝我不要把钱都 存在那家
银行。Tā quàn wǒ bú yào bǎ qián dōu cún zài nà jiā yínháng. He advised me not to put all my
money in that bank. ■ 我劝你改善和她 的关系。Wǒ quàn nǐ gǎishàn hé tā de guānxi. I
encourage you to improve your relationship with her.
quē 缺 V lack, be short of ■ 要买智能手机，我还 缺三百块钱。Yào mǎi zhìnéng shǒujī, wǒ hái quē
sānbǎi kuài qián. I’m short of 300 yuan for the purchase of a smartphone. 缺人手 quē rénshǒu short of
hands
quēdiǎn 缺点 [v+obj: 缺 lack + 点 point] N shortcoming, defect ■ 你要克服粗心的缺点。Nǐ yào kèfú
cūxīn de quēdiǎn. You should overcome the shortcoming of carelessness.
quēfá 缺乏 V be deficient in, lack ■ 他知识丰 富，但是缺乏实际经验。Tā zhīshi fēngfù, dànshì
quēfá shíjì jīngyàn. He has very rich knowledge but lacks practical experience.
quēkǒu 缺口 N breach, indentation
quēshǎo 缺少 V be short of, lack ■ 我们缺少一 名球员，你愿意参加比赛吗？Wǒmen quēshǎo yì
míng qiúyuán, nǐ yuànyì cānjiā bǐsài ma? We’re still short of one player. Are you willing to
participate in the game?
NOTE: 缺乏 quēfá and 缺少 quēshǎo are synonyms, but 缺乏 quēfá has abstract nouns as objects, while 缺少
quēshǎo takes as objects nouns denoting concrete persons or things.
quēxí 缺席 V be absent from (a meeting, a class, etc.)
quēxiàn 缺陷 ADJ defect, shortcoming
qué 瘸 V be lame
quézi 瘸子 N lame person, cripple
què 却 ADV unexpectedly, contrary to what may be normally expected, but, yet ■ 今天是星期天，他 却起
得比平时还早。Jīntiān shì Xīngqītiān, tā què qǐ de bǐ píngshí hái zǎo. It’s Sunday today, but he
got up earlier than on weekdays. ■ 他很有钱，却 并不幸福。Tā hěn yǒuqián, què bìng bù
xìngfú. He is rich, but he is not happy.
què 确 TRAD 確 ADJ certain
quèbǎo 确保 [modif: 确 firmly + 保 guarantee] V ensure, guarantee
quèdìng 确定 [comp: 确 true + 定 definite] V confirm, fix, determine ■ 他出国的日期已经确 定。Tā
chūguó de rìqī yǐjīng quèdìng. His date of departure overseas has been fixed.
quèlì 确立 V establish, set up, fix
quèqiè 确切 ADJ precise, specific, accurate
quèrèn 确认 [modif: 确 firmly + 认 acknowledge] V affirm, confirm
quèshí 确实 [comp: 确 certain + 实 substantial] ADJ verified to be true, indeed ■ 这个消息不确 实。
Zhège xiāoxi bú quèshí. This news is not true.
quèxìn 确信 [modif: 确 firmly + 信 believe] V firmly believe, be convinced
qún 裙 N skirt
qúnzi 裙子 [suffix: 裙 skirt + 子 nominal suffix] N skirt (条 tiáo) ■ 你穿白裙子很好看。Nǐ chuān bái
qúnzi hěn hǎokàn. You look good in a white skirt.
qún 群 MEASURE WORD a crowd of, a group of (for people or animals) 一群狗 yìqún gǒu a pack of dogs / 一群
鸟 yìqún niǎo a flock of birds / 一群牛 yìqún niú a herd of cattle / 一群小学生 yìqún xiǎoxuéshēng a group of
schoolchildren / 一群羊 yìqún yáng a flock of sheep
qúnzhòng 群众 [comp: 群 crowd + 众 multitude] N the masses (people), the general public ■ 在群众 的
帮助下，警察很快抓到了强盗。Zài qúnzhòng de bāngzhù xià, jǐngchá hěn kuài zhuādào le
qiángdào. With the help of the general public, the police soon caught the robber.