shortcoming; weakness
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
shortcoming; weakness; fault
neutralOften used in contrast with 长处 (strength). A neutral term for personal or objective deficiencies.
Dà大
jiā家
gè各
yǒu有
cháng长
chu处
，
gè各
yǒu有
duǎn短
chu处
，
yīng应
gāi该
hù互
xiāng相
xué学
xí习
，
qǔ取
cháng长
bǔ补
duǎn短
。
Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses; we should learn from each other to overcome our shortcomings.
Tā他
zuì最
dà大
de的
duǎn短
chu处
jiù就
shì是
róng容
yì易
jí急
zào躁
。
His greatest shortcoming is that he gets impatient easily.
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Bú不
yào要
zǒng总
dīng盯
zhe着
bié别
rén人
de的
duǎn短
chu处
，
yào要
duō多
kàn看
kàn看
bié别
rén人
de的
yōu优
diǎn点
。
Don't always focus on other people's shortcomings; look more at their strengths.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shè设
jì计
fāng方
àn案
de的
yī一
gè个
míng明
xiǎn显
duǎn短
chu处
shì是
chéng成
běn本
tài太
gāo高
。
An obvious weakness of this design plan is that the cost is too high.