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缺点

quē diǎn

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 缺點 Measure word 个

缺点 (quē diǎn) means "weak point". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 缺点 means

1. weak point
2. fault
3. shortcoming
4. disadvantage

The characters in 缺点

• 缺quēdeficiency; lack; scarce
• 点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)…

Example sentences

• 电视的确有一些缺点。
  It is true that television also has some disadvantages.
• 她的缺点让我更爱她。
  I love her all the more for her faults.
• 你不觉得他有很多缺点吗？
  Nǐ bù juéde tā yǒu hěn duō quēdiǎn ma?
  You don't think he has many faults?
• 他最大的缺点就是话太多。
  Tā zuì dà de quēdiǎn jiùshì huà tài duō.
  His greatest fault is talking too much.
• 你们的优点和缺点是什么？
  Nǐmen de yōudiǎn hé quēdiǎn shì shénme?
  What are your strengths and weaknesses?
• 你们的优点和缺点是什幺？
  What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Words containing 缺点

• 优缺点yōu quē diǎnadvantages and disadvantages; pros and cons; merits and shortcomings
• 零缺点líng quē diǎnzero defect; faultless; impeccable

Where 缺点 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Descriptions & quality (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read quē diǎn correctly.
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