This system has obvious defects.
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缺陷
quē xiàn
HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6
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quē xiàn · kyut3 haam6 (Jyutping)
- defect; flaw
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Character breakdown
缺
- Meaning
- be short of, lack; gap, deficit
- Radical
- 缶
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- ⿰缶夬
- Cangjie
- OUDK
- Four-corner
- 8573.0
陷
- Meaning
- submerge, sink, plunge; trap
- Radical
- 阝
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- ⿰阝臽
- Cangjie
- NLNHX
- Four-corner
- 7727.7
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Example sentences
Some diseases are caused by a defective gene.
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