Chinese word

裂痕

Pronunciation

Pinyinliè hén

Meaning

  • nouncrack

Example

墙上有裂痕。qiáng shàng yǒu liè hén

There is a crack in the wall.

Illustration for 裂痕 (crack)

More examples

长期合作的团队出现了裂痕。cháng qī hé zuò de tuán duì chū xiàn le liè hén

A team that has worked together for a long time has developed a rift.

Core concept

A narrow break that remains visible on the surface of something solid.

Common phrases

  • 关系出现裂痕guān xì chū xiàn liè hén

    rift in a relationship

  • 墙上有裂痕qiáng shàng yǒu liè hén

    crack in a wall

  • 裂痕扩大liè hén kuò dà

    crack widens

Similar words

裂缝liè fèng: A narrow, long opening formed when something splits or breaks.
缝隙fèng xì: A narrow space between two objects or between fitted parts.
裂口liè kǒu: A large, mouth-like opening formed by something splitting apart.
缺口quē kǒu: A hollow or notch formed when part of an object is missing.

Definition in Chinese

裂痕 指物体表面因受力或老化产生的可见裂开或留下的痕迹，常表现为线状或裂口。liè hén zhǐ wù tǐ biǎo miàn yīn shòu lì huò lǎo huà chǎn shēng de kě jiàn liè kāi huò liú xià de hén jì cháng biǎo xiàn wèi xiàn zhuàng huò liè kǒu

Word origin

裂 (liè, "split") + 痕 (hén, "trace") forms a noun for the mark that remains after something splits.

Usage tips

  • The word can describe a wall, window, road, or piece of furniture even when the object still works normally, so it does not automatically mean that the whole object has broken apart.

Other meanings

  • fissurenoun
  • crevicenoun

Opposites

  • 完整性wán zhěng xìngintegritynoun

Related words

  • 裂隙liè xìfissurenoun
  • 裂纹liè wéncrack linenoun
  • 裂开liè kāisplit openverb

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