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残缺

残缺 (cán quē): Incomplete / imperfect (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

残缺 consists of 2 characters.

incomplete, damaged, or cruel

to lack, to be short of, deficient

Word Info

Pinyincán quē

MeaningIncomplete / imperfect

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word残缺

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 残缺.

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残忍cán rěnHSK 6
残留cán liúHSK 6
残疾cán jíHSK 6
残酷cán kùHSK 6
伤残shāng cánHSK 7-9
凶残xiōng cánHSK 7-9
残骸cánhái

Words with 缺

缺少quē shǎoHSK 4
缺点quē diǎnHSK 4
缺乏quē fáHSK 5
短缺duǎn quēHSK 6
缺口quē kǒuHSK 6
缺席quē xíHSK 6
缺陷quē xiànHSK 6
欠缺

qiàn quē

HSK 7-9

3.

How to Use 残缺 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 残缺 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Adjectivewith严重

yán严

zhòng重

cán残

quē缺

neutral

severely damaged

Idiomwith不全

cán残

quē缺

bù不

quán全

Verb + Objectwith修复

xiū修

fù复

cán残

quē缺

Noun + Adjectivewith肢体

zhī肢

tǐ体

cán残

quē缺

4.

Example Sentences with 残缺

zhè这

běn本

shū书

de的

fēng封

miàn面

cán残

quē

neutral

incomplete and fragmentary

formal

repair the damage

formal

physical disability

缺

le了

。

The cover of this book is damaged.

zhè这

fèn份

gǔ古

dài代

wén文

xiàn献

de的

mò末

wěi尾

bù部

fen分

cán残

quē缺

，

gěi给

yán研

jiū究

dài带

lái来

le了

jù巨

dà大

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

。

The ending part of this ancient document is incomplete, posing a great challenge to the research.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

，

guò过

yú于

zhuī追

qiú求

wán完

měi美

fǎn反

ér而

huì会

ràng让

shēng生

huó活

biàn变

de得

cán残

quē缺

ma吗

？

Don't you think that excessively pursuing perfection can actually make life feel incomplete?

zhè这

fú幅

huà画

yīn因

wèi为

nián年

dài代

jiǔ久

yuǎn远

，

huà画

miàn面

yǐ已

jīng经

yǒu有

xiē些

cán残

quē缺

。

Due to its age, the painting has become somewhat damaged.

tā他

duàn断

rán然

fǒu否

rèn认

zì自

jǐ己

de的

jì记

yì忆

yǒu有

rèn任

hé何

cán残

quē缺

，

jiān坚

chēng称

jì记

de得

suǒ所

yǒu有

xì细

jié节

。

He categorically denied that his memory was in any way incomplete, insisting he remembered all the details.

jìn尽

guǎn管

shè设

bèi备

yǒu有

xiē些

cán残

quē缺

，

gōng工

chéng程

shī师

men们

hái还

shì是

qiǎo巧

miào妙

dì地

wán完

chéng成

le了

xiū修

fù复

rèn任

wu务

。

Despite the equipment being somewhat imperfect, the engineers cleverly completed the repair task.

lì历

shǐ史

jì记

lù录

yǒu有

shí时

huì会

cán残

quē缺

bù不

quán全

，

xū需

yào要

kǎo考

gǔ古

fā发

xiàn现

lái来

bǔ补

chōng充

。

Historical records are sometimes incomplete and require archaeological discoveries to fill in the gaps.

bié别

tài太

zài在

yì意

nà那

diǎn点

cán残

quē缺

，

yǒu有

shí时

hòu候

bù不

wán完

měi美

cái才

shì是

zuì最

yǒu有

mèi魅

lì力

de的

。

Don't worry too much about that little imperfection; sometimes imperfection is the most charming.