短处
HSK 3 (2021)
短处 (duǎnchù) · weakness
短处 (duǎnchù) means “weakness; shortcoming”. It is written with 2 characters: 短 (short) + 处 (place). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 短处 is built
The characters
短 duǎn · short
What 短 is made of
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 天tiān — sky
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 豆dòu — beans
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 矢 gives the meaning, 豆 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
处 chù · place
What 处 is made of
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: To go somewhere 夂 and put down a flag 卜 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
每个人都有短处。Měi gè rén dōu yǒu duǎnchù.Everyone has shortcomings.
你知道自己的短处吗？Nǐ zhīdào zìjǐ de duǎnchù ma?Do you know your own weak points?
Questions about 短处
What does 短处 mean?
短处 (duǎnchù) means “weakness; shortcoming”.
How do you pronounce 短处?
短处 is pronounced duǎnchù.
Which HSK level is 短处?
短处 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 短信duǎnxìntext message
- 短裤duǎnkùshorts
- 短期duǎnqīshort-term
- 缩短suōduǎnto shorten
- 短促duǎncùshort
- 短duǎnshort
- 到处dàochùeverywhere
- 好处hǎochubenefit
- 坏处huàichuharm
- 长处chángchùstrong point
Learn 短处 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 63: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.