Defect in Chinese
defect · HSK 4
缺点
- 缺 to lack
- 点 point
Counted with 个: 一个缺点
每个人都有自己的缺点。 Everyone has their own shortcomings.
Other ways to say defect
More words with 缺 or 点
How do you say defect in Chinese?
Defect in Chinese is 缺点 (quē diǎn). You can also say 毛病 (máo bìng), 缺陷 (quē xiàn), 病 (bìng).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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Meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Chinese often has more than one way to say a word.