incomplete; damaged; fragmentary
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
incomplete; fragmentary; damaged; lacking a part
Can describe physical objects, body parts, memories, or abstract concepts. Often used in the set phrase 残缺不全.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
cán残
quē缺
bù不
quán全
，
quē缺
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
yè页
。
This book is incomplete, missing several pages.
Suī虽
rán然
zhī肢
tǐ体
cán残
quē缺
，
dàn但
tā他
yī依
rán然
lè乐
guān观
。
Although physically disabled, he remains optimistic.
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Zhè这
jiàn件
cí瓷
qì器
cán残
quē缺
le了
yī一
kuài块
，
bù不
zhí值
qián钱
le了
。
This porcelain piece is chipped, so it is not worth much.
Tā他
de的
jì记
yì忆
cán残
quē缺
，
xiǎng想
bu不
qǐ起
nà那
tiān天
fā发
shēng生
le了
shén什
me么
。
His memory is fragmented, and he cannot recall what happened that day.