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残缺不全 — “Incomplete”

残缺不全 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “incomplete”. Fragmentary; dilapidated and incomplete; tattered and broken. Literally, “broken and missing, not whole”.

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残缺不全 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 残cán
  • 缺quē
  • 不bù
  • 全quán

残缺不全 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
残
cán9harm, destroy, or cruel
缺
quē10lack, be short of, be absent
不
bù4not
全
quán6whole, complete, all

Example Sentence with 残缺不全

这本古老的书籍因年代久远,书页已变得残缺不全
Due to its venerable age, the pages of this ancient book have become tattered and incomplete.

Idioms Related to 残缺不全

Synonyms of 残缺不全

  • zhī支lí离pò破suì碎scattered and broken; fragmented

Antonyms of 残缺不全

  • wán完hǎo好wú无sǔn损intact and undamaged

More idioms starting with 残

  • cán残sī丝duàn断hún魂on the verge of death
  • cán残bīng兵bài败zú卒remnants of a defeated army
  • cán残bīng兵bài败jiàng将remnants of a defeated army
  • cán残jūn军bài败jiàng将defeated and scattered forces
  • cán残dōng冬là腊yuè月depths of winter
  • cán残guī圭duàn断bì璧valuable fragments
  • cán残yuán垣duàn断bì壁dilapidated ruins
  • cán残shān山shèng剩shuǐ水remnants of a devastated landscape
  • cán残nián年yú余lì力remaining years and declining strength
  • cán残nián年mù暮jǐng景one's declining years
  • cán残rěn忍bù不rén仁cruel and inhumane
  • cán残bào暴bù不rén仁cruel and inhumane

Questions about 残缺不全

What does 残缺不全 mean?
残缺不全 (cán quē bù quán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “incomplete”.
How do you pronounce 残缺不全?
残缺不全 is pronounced cán quē bù quán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 残缺不全 literally mean?
Literally, 残缺不全 means “broken and missing, not whole”. It is used to mean “incomplete”.
What is the Chinese definition of 残缺不全?
残:残破;缺:缺少;全:完整。残破、缺少,很不完全。
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