Chinese word dictionary

欠佳

qiàn jiā · suboptimal; subpar; not good enough

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Word information

Simplified欠佳

Traditional欠佳

Pinyinqiàn jiā

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

欠qiàn

to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn

佳jiā

good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful

How to learn 欠佳

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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欠qiàn

to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body)

最佳zuìjiā

optimum; optimal; peak; best (athlete, movie etc)

佳节jiājié

festive day; holiday

佳肴jiāyáo

fine food; delicacies; delicious food

欠缺qiànquē

to be deficient in; lapse; deficiency

欠条qiàntiáo

IOU; certificate of indebtedness