缺憾

quēhàn
noun #30,850

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 5
Zhè chǎng bǐsài wéiyī de quēhàn jiùshì guānzhòng tài shǎo.
The only shortcoming of the match was the small audience.
HSK 7-9
Méi néng jiàndào fùqīn zuìhòu yīmiàn, shì tā yīshēng de quēhàn.
Not getting to see his father one last time was the regret of his life.

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