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Weakness in Chinese

weakness · HSK 4

缺点 quē diǎn

  1. 缺 quē to lack
  2. 点 diǎn point

Counted with 个: 一个缺点 yí gè quēdiǎn

每个人都有自己的缺点。 Everyone has their own shortcomings.

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How do you say weakness in Chinese?

Weakness in Chinese is 缺点 (quē diǎn). You can also say 短处 (duǎn chù), 弱点 (ruò diǎn), 不足 (bù zú).

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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