cuò​wèi HSK7

malposition

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malposition verb
to be in malposition or dislocated in a medical context

The doctor found a slight misalignment in his lumbar vertebrae.

misalignment verb
figuratively erroneous, eccentric, or mismatched in roles or expectations

This functional misalignment led to management chaos.

misplaced verb
to be wrongly positioned, dislocated, or misplaced

The machine parts became misaligned due to improper installation.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.890 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
3.74 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

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