残缺 cánquē badly damaged
badly damaged; shattered
How to remember 残缺: 残 to injure + 缺 lack = badly damaged.
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How it is used
- 'Incomplete, damaged, fragmentary' - 残缺不全 (cánquē bùquán) fragmentary and incomplete.
- Describes something missing parts: a broken artifact, a defective set, an imperfect body.
- Conveys the flaw of not being whole.