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次品

cìpǐn

defective product; substandard goods

A person holds up a cracked cup beside intact ones
Memory picture

Characters in this word

次 cì

Strokes
6
Radical
欠 — to lack, to owe
Made of
冫 ice 欠 to lack, to owe
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

品 pǐn

Strokes
9
Radical
口 — mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 质检员把有裂纹的杯子挑出来,统一归为次品。 Zhìjiǎnyuán bǎ yǒu lièwén de bēizi tiāo chūlái, tǒngyī guī wéi cìpǐn. The quality inspector picked out the cups with cracks and classified them all as defective products.
  • 这批产品有问题,只能当次品处理。 Zhè pī chǎnpǐn yǒu wèntí, zhǐ néng dàng cìpǐn chǔlǐ. There is a problem with this batch, so it can only be handled as defective goods.
  • 买到次品的话,商店应该负责退换。 Mǎi dào cìpǐn de huà, shāngdiàn yīnggāi fùzé tuìhuàn. If you buy a defective product, the shop should take care of the return or exchange.

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