缺点 quēdiǎn shortcoming

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Traditional: 缺點
Measure word: 个

Stroke order

缺点 is written in 19 strokes across 2 characters.

缺点 — the Chinese character for shortcoming (quēdiǎn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 缺点 — shortcoming

缺 — 10 strokes
点 — 9 strokes

Senses

weak point
fault
shortcoming
disadvantage

Characters in 缺点

缺 quē — deficiency; lack; scarce
点 diǎn — to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

每个人都有缺点。Měi gè rén dōu yǒu quēdiǎn.Everyone has shortcomings.
这个方法的缺点是太慢。Zhège fāngfǎ de quēdiǎn shì tài màn.The shortcoming of this method is that it is too slow.

Related words

缺点 is pronounced quēdiǎn and means “shortcoming”.

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