缺陷 quēxiàn defect
defect; flaw
How to remember 缺陷: 缺 lack + 陷 to sink = defect.
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How it is used
- A defect / flaw - 产品缺陷 (chǎnpǐn quēxiàn) a product defect, 先天缺陷 (xiāntiān quēxiàn) a congenital defect.
- An inherent shortcoming or imperfection; heavier than 缺点 (quēdiǎn, a weak point/shortcoming) and often structural or physical.
- Formal, technical and medical register.
Example sentences
- 一些疾病的产生原因是基因缺陷。 Yīxiē jíbìng de chǎnshēng yuányīn shì jīyīn quēxiàn.Some diseases are caused by a defective gene.