缺憾

quēhàn
noun #30,850

Meanings

  1. 1 regret
  2. 2 imperfection
  3. 3 shortcoming

Examples

Méi néng jiàndào fùqīn zuìhòu yī miàn, shì tā yīshēng de quēhàn.
Not getting to see his father one last time was the regret of his life.
Zhè chǎng bǐsài wéiyī de quēhàn jiùshì guānzhòng tài shǎo.
The only shortcoming of the match was the small audience.

Tips

usage
缺憾 frames a regret as something objectively missing or imperfect, while 遗憾 (yíhàn) is the more personal, emotional 'I regret it.' A film can have a 缺憾 (a flaw); you yourself feel 遗憾.

Stroke Order

quē
hàn