残
缺

Badly damaged in Chinese: 残缺 (cán quē)

cán quē

badly damaged

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 殘缺1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1badly damaged
  2. 2shattered

Stroke order

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残
缺

Zhuyin

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ㄘㄢˊ

cán

ㄘ/ cㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄑㄩㄝ

quē

ㄑ/ qㄩ/ üㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

残缺

Simplified

殘缺

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这本旧书的封面已经残缺了。

    zhè běn jiù shū de fēng miàn yǐ jīng cán quē le。

    The cover of this old book is already damaged and incomplete.

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Related words

缺

quē

deficiency

残

cán

to destroy

缺点

quē diǎn

weak point

缺少

quē shǎo

lack

残疾

cán jí

disabled

缺乏

quē fá

to lack

残酷

cán kù

cruel

缺陷

quē xiàn

defect

残留

cán liú

to remain

残忍

cán rěn

cruel

短缺

duǎn quē

shortage

紧缺

jǐn quē

in short supply

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