# 缺口 (quēkǒu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 缺口 (quēkǒu) means “gap; shortfall”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: gap; shortfall
- Pinyin: quēkǒu (que1 kou3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这个项目还有很大的资金缺口。
  Zhège xiàngmù háiyǒu hěn dà de zījīn quēkǒu.
  This project still has a large funding shortfall.

## Characters

- [缺](https://hanziro.com/word/que-lack/) (quē): to lack; to be short of
- [口](https://hanziro.com/word/kou-mouth/) (kǒu): mouth; (measure word) for bites

https://hanziro.com/word/que-kou-gap/

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