Chinese word dictionary

缺陷

quēxiàn · defect; flaw

Practice word

Word information

Simplified缺陷

Traditional缺陷

Pinyinquēxiàn

Part of speech名

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

缺quē

to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit

陷xiàn

to sink, to plunge; trap, pitfall

How to learn 缺陷

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

缺quē

deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of

缺点quēdiǎn

weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage; CL:個|个[ge4]

缺少quēshǎo

lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack

缺乏quēfá

to lack; to be short of

短缺duǎnquē

shortage

陷入xiànrù

to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament)