缺陷
Old HSK 6
缺陷 (quēxiàn) · defect
缺陷 (quēxiàn) means “defect; flaw”. It is written with 2 characters: 缺 (to lack) + 陷 (to sink). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 缺陷 is built
The characters
缺 quē · to lack
What 缺 is made of
- 缶fǒu — earthen crock or jar
- 山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 山shān — mountain
- 夬guài — decisive
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: 缶 gives the meaning, 夬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
陷 xiàn · to sink
What 陷 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 臽xiàn — pit
- ⺈ — top shape
- 臼jiù — mortar
Example sentences
这台机器有设计缺陷。Zhè tái jīqì yǒu shèjì quēxiàn.This machine has a design flaw.
每个人都有自己的缺陷。Měigè rén dōu yǒu zìjǐ de quēxiàn.Everyone has their own flaws.
Questions about 缺陷
What does 缺陷 mean?
缺陷 (quēxiàn) means “defect; flaw”.
How do you pronounce 缺陷?
缺陷 is pronounced quēxiàn.
Which HSK level is 缺陷?
缺陷 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 缺点quēdiǎnshortcoming
- 缺少quēshǎoto lack
- 缺乏quēfáto lack
- 缺口quēkǒugap
- 缺席quēxíto be absent
- 缺quēto lack
- 诬陷wūxiànto frame
- 陷害xiànhàito frame
- 陷阱xiànjǐngtrap
- 陷入xiànrùto fall into
Learn 缺陷 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 151: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.