短
处

Shortcoming in Chinese: 短处 (duǎn chù)

duǎn chù

shortcoming

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 短處1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1shortcoming
  2. 2defect
  3. 3fault
  4. 4one's weak points

Stroke order

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短
处

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨㄢˇ

duǎn

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄔㄨˋ

chù

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

短处

Simplified

短處

Traditional

Example sentences

See 短处 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 每个人都有自己的短处。

    měi gè rén dōu yǒu zì jǐ de duǎn chù。

    Everyone has their own shortcomings.

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Related words

短

duǎn

short

处

chù

place

到处

dào chù

everywhere

好处

hǎo chǔ

easy to get along with

处理

chǔ lǐ

to handle

短信

duǎn xìn

text message

缩短

suō duǎn

to curtail

相处

xiāng chǔ

to be in contact (with sb)

坏处

huài chu

harm

短裤

duǎn kù

short pants

短期

duǎn qī

short term

长处

cháng chù

good aspects

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