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Merit in Chinese

merit · HSK 4

优点 yōu diǎn

  1. 优 yōu excellent
  2. 点 diǎn point

他最大的优点是很耐心。 His greatest strength is his patience.

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How do you say merit in Chinese?

Merit in Chinese is 优点 (yōu diǎn). You can also say 长处 (cháng chù).

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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