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疤拉

Word · NounTraditional疤

scar; scab

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

scar; the mark left on skin after a wound heals

Common word for any type of scar on skin.

Tā他
xī膝
gài盖
shàng上
yǒu有
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
shuāi摔
jiāo跤
liú留
xià下
de的
bā疤
 。

He has a scar on his knee from a fall when he was a child.

Shǒu手
shù术
hòu后
 ,
shāng伤
kǒu口
yù愈
hé合
de得
hěn很
hǎo好
 ,
jī几
hū乎
méi没
yǒu有
liú留
bā疤
 。

After the surgery, the wound healed very well and left almost no scar.

2.

noun

mark resembling a scar; blemish; flaw

Can be used metaphorically for physical or abstract flaws.

Zhè这
gè个
huā花
píng瓶
yǒu有
gè个
xiǎo小
bā疤
 ,
suǒ所
yǐ以
pián便
yi宜
mài卖
le了
 。

This vase has a small blemish, so it's being sold cheaply.

Nà那
duàn段
shī失
bài败
de的
jīng经
lì历
shì是
tā他
rén人
shēng生
zhōng中
de的
yī一
gè个
bā疤
 。

That experience of failure is a scar in his life.