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缺陷

quē xiàn · que xian

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Meaning

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  1. defect; flaw
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A vase with a flaw

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)花瓶(huāpíng)是(shì)我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)做(zuò)的(de)！

    I made this vase myself!

  2. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)不错(bùcuò)。不过(bùguò)它(tā)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)小(xiǎo)缺陷(quēxiàn)。

    Nice. But it has a small flaw.

  3. Liangliang

    缺陷(quēxiàn)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where is the flaw?

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这边(zhèbiān)低(dī)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Look, this side is a little lower.

  5. Liangliang

    这(zhè)不是(bùshì)缺陷(quēxiàn)，这(zhè)是(shì)我的(wǒde)风格(fēnggé)！

    That's not a flaw. That's my style!

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2 examples
01

一(yì)些(xiē)疾(jí)病(bìng)的(de)产(chǎn)生(shēng)原(yuán)因(yīn)是(shì)基(jī)因(yīn)缺(quē)陷(xiàn)。

Some diseases are caused by a defective gene.

Tatoeba: Chinese by suitchic · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(gè)系(xì)统(tǒng)有(yǒu)些(xiē)明(míng)显(xiǎn)的(de)缺(quē)陷(xiàn)。

This system has obvious defects.

Tatoeba: Chinese by tsayng · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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