先天 xiān tiān embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天[hou4tian1]) / inborn / innate / natural syn 良知良能 liáng zhī liáng néng instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom) / untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong / innate moral sense 获得性 獲得性 huò dé xìng acquired (i.e. not inborn) 故障 gù zhàng malfunction / breakdown / defect / shortcoming / fault / failure / impediment / error / bug (in software) 缺陷 quē xiàn defect / flaw syn 毛病 máo bìng fault / defect / shortcomings / ailment / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 缺失 quē shī lack / deficiency / shortcoming / flaw / defect / to be deficient / to lack syn 瑕疵 xiá cī blemish / flaw / defect syn 矫正 矯正 jiǎo zhèng to correct / to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision) / to cure / rectification / correction / to straighten syn 叛变 叛變 pàn biàn to defect / to betray / to mutiny syn 美中不足 měi zhōng bù zú everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom) / the fly in the ointment 缺损 缺損 quē sǔn defective / defect syn 短处 短處 duǎn chù shortcoming / defect / fault / one's weak points syn 叛逃 pàn táo to defect 无伤大雅 無傷大雅 wú shāng dà yǎ (of a defect etc) to be of no great matter (idiom) / harmless syn 吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom) / fig. to be fastidious / nitpick syn 语病 語病 yǔ bìng faulty wording / mispronunciation due to a speech defect 投诚 投誠 tóu chéng to defect / to surrender / to capitulate syn 投敌 投敵 tóu dí to go over to the enemy / to defect syn 叛党 叛黨 pàn dǎng to betray one's party / to defect (from the communist party) / renegade faction 叛离 叛離 pàn lí to betray / to desert / to defect from / to turn renegade syn 畸形儿 畸形兒 jī xíng ér deformed child / child with birth defect syn 病 bìng illness / CL:場|场[chang2] / disease / to fall ill / defect syn 石女 shí nǚ female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect) syn 兔唇 tù chún hare lip (birth defect) syn 陷 xiàn pitfall / trap / to get stuck / to sink / to cave in / to frame (false charge) / to capture (a city in battle) / to fall (to the enemy) / defect syn 疵 cī blemish / flaw / defect syn 人无完人 人無完人 rén wú wán rén nobody is perfect / everyone has their defect 完好无缺 完好無缺 wán hǎo wú quē in perfect condition / without any defect syn 澡垢索疵 zǎo gòu suǒ cī to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom) / to find fault / to nitpick 颚裂 顎裂 è liè cleft palate (birth defect) syn 先天性缺陷 xiān tiān xìng quē xiàn birth defect 不足的地方 bù zú de dì fang defect / disadvantage / drawback / unsatisfactory point 出生缺陷 chū shēng quē xiàn birth defect 反水 fǎn shuǐ to turn traitor / to defect syn 实女 實女 shí nǚ female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect) 残疾儿 殘疾兒 cán jí ér a child with a birth defect / a deformed child 每一个人都有美中不足的地方 每一個人都有美中不足的地方 měi yī gè rén dōu yǒu měi zhōng bù zú de dì fang However excellent, everyone has his defects. / There is always a fly in the ointment. / cf idiom 美中不足[mei3 zhong1 bu4 zu2], everything is fine except for one small defect 畸态 畸態 jī tài deformity / birth defect / abnormality 言语失常症 言語失常症 yán yǔ shī cháng zhèng speech defect 言语缺陷 言語缺陷 yán yǔ quē xiàn speech defect 语言缺陷 語言缺陷 yǔ yán quē xiàn speech defect 离贰 離貳 lí èr to defect / to be disloyal 零缺点 零缺點 líng quē diǎn zero defect / faultless / impeccable 同意的瑕疵 defect in consent 亏量 defect 先天缺陷 birth defect 能力 néng lì capability / ability / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 出来 出來 chu lai (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect) syn 才能 cái néng talent / ability / capacity syn 技能 jì néng technical ability / skill syn 手段 shǒu duàn method / way / means (of doing sth) / skill / ability / trick / wile syn 尽可能 儘可能 jǐn kě néng as far as possible / to the best of one's ability syn 本事 běn shi ability / skill syn 听力 聽力 tīng lì hearing / listening ability 特长 特長 tè cháng personal strength / one's special ability or strong points syn 手腕 shǒu wàn wrist / trickery / finesse / ability / skill syn 本领 本領 běn lǐng skill / ability / capability / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 生产能力 生產能力 shēng chǎn néng lì manufacturing ability / production capacity 专长 專長 zhuān cháng specialty / special knowledge or ability syn 记忆力 記憶力 jì yì lì faculty of memory / ability to remember syn 能耐 néng nài ability / capability syn 水性 shuǐ xìng swimming ability / characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc) / aqueous / water-based (paint etc) 神通 shén tōng remarkable ability / magical power syn 竞争能力 競爭能力 jìng zhēng néng lì competitive ability 眼力 yǎn lì eyesight / strength of vision / the ability to make discerning judgments syn 道行 dào héng skills acquired through religious practice / (fig.) ability / skill / Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5] 记性 記性 jì xing memory (ability to retain information) syn 才智 cái zhì ability and wisdom syn 才干 才幹 cái gàn ability / competence syn 自主权 自主權 zì zhǔ quán ability to make one's own decisions 看家 kān jiā to look after the house / (of skill, ability) special / outstanding 力所能及 lì suǒ néng jí as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom) / to the best of one's ability / within one's powers syn 聪明才智 聰明才智 cōng ming cái zhì intelligence and ability syn 蛟龙 蛟龍 jiāo lóng legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods syn 判断力 判斷力 pàn duàn lì ability to judge / judgment 话语权 話語權 huà yǔ quán ability to have one's say and be listened to / influence / clout 劳动能力 勞動能力 láo dòng néng lì ability to work 能 néng can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy syn 腿脚 腿腳 tuǐ jiǎo legs and feet / ability to walk / strides syn 因材施教 yīn cái shī jiào (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability 管不着 管不著 guǎn bu zháo to have no right or ability to interfere in sth / it's none of your business! 高材生 gāo cái shēng student of great ability syn 生育能力 shēng yù néng lì fertility / ability to have children 理解力 lǐ jiě lì ability to grasp ideas / understanding 力 lì power / force / strength / ability / strenuously syn 锋芒毕露 鋒芒畢露 fēng máng bì lù to show off one's ability syn 真才实学 真才實學 zhēn cái shí xué solid learning / real ability and learning / genuine talent 笔头 筆頭 bǐ tóu ability to write / writing skill / written / in written form 高才生 gāo cái shēng student of great ability / talented student syn 酒力 jiǔ lì capacity for alcohol / ability to hold drink 逞能 chěng néng to show off one's ability / to boast one's merits syn 初露锋芒 初露鋒芒 chū lù fēng máng first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time 高才 gāo cái great talent / rare capability / person of outstanding ability 德才 dé cái ethics and ability / virtuous and talented syn 耳力 ěr lì hearing ability 解数 解數 xiè shù talent / ability / capability / martial arts technique / Taiwan pr. [jie3 shu4] syn 才识 才識 cái shí ability and insight syn 才略 cái lüè ability and sagacity syn 