缺陷

quē xiàn · que xian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. defect; flaw

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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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