优点
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
优点 (yōudiǎn) · strong point
优点 (yōudiǎn) means “strong point; advantage; merit”. It is written with 2 characters: 优 (superior) + 点 (point). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 优点 is built
The characters
优 yōu · superior
What 优 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 尤yóu — especially
- 尢yóu — weak
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 尢yóu — weak
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 尤 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
点 diǎn · point
What 点 is made of
- 占zhàn — to divine
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺊ — structural part
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 占 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他的优点是很认真。Tā de yōudiǎn shì hěn rènzhēn.His strong point is that he is very careful.
这个方法有什么优点？Zhège fāngfǎ yǒu shénme yōudiǎn?What are the advantages of this method?
Questions about 优点
What does 优点 mean?
优点 (yōudiǎn) means “strong point; advantage; merit”.
How do you pronounce 优点?
优点 is pronounced yōudiǎn.
Which HSK level is 优点?
优点 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 优势yōushìadvantage
- 优良yōuliángfine
- 优美yōuměigraceful
- 优秀yōuxiùoutstanding
- 优惠yōuhuìdiscount
- 优胜劣汰yōushèngliètàisurvival of the fittest
- 优先yōuxiānto have priority
- 优异yōuyìexcellent
- 优越yōuyuèsuperior
- 地点dìdiǎnlocation
Learn 优点 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 68: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.