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美中不足 (měi zhōng bù zú) – everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom)

měi zhōng bù zú

everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-90 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment

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Related words

不

bù

no

中

zhōng

China

美

měi

(bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 洲)

足

jù

excessive

中国

zhōng guó

China

中午

zhōng wǔ

noon

中间

zhōng jiān

the middle

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

美丽

měi lì

beautiful

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