残缺 (cán quē) — (verb) to be damaged, to be incomplete (of objects or body parts)
Definition
残缺 describes a concrete object or body part that is physically damaged or incomplete — it has lost a part or is broken. Unlike 缺少 (to lack something abstract or missing entirely), 残缺 focuses on the damaged, partially-gone state.
verb
to be damagedto be incomplete (of objects or body parts)
Examples
- 残缺。Tā de shōu cáng pǐn zhōng yǒu yí jiàn cán quē de gǔ dǒng.Among his collection, there is a damaged antique.
- 残缺。Zhè běn gǔ jí de zuì hòu yí yè cán quē le.The last page of this ancient book is damaged.
- 残缺。Tā de shǒu zhǐ yīn shòu shāng ér cán quē.His finger is disfigured due to injury.
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