缺点
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
缺点 (quēdiǎn) · shortcoming
缺点 (quēdiǎn) means “shortcoming; weakness; fault”. It is written with 2 characters: 缺 (to lack) + 点 (point). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 缺点 is built
The characters
缺 quē · to lack
What 缺 is made of
- 缶fǒu — earthen crock or jar
- 山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 山shān — mountain
- 夬guài — decisive
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: 缶 gives the meaning, 夬 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
每个人都有缺点。Měi ge rén dōu yǒu quēdiǎn.Everyone has shortcomings.
这个手机有什么缺点？Zhège shǒujī yǒu shénme quēdiǎn?What are the weak points of this phone?
Questions about 缺点
What does 缺点 mean?
缺点 (quēdiǎn) means “shortcoming; weakness; fault”.
How do you pronounce 缺点?
缺点 is pronounced quēdiǎn.
Which HSK level is 缺点?
缺点 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 缺少quēshǎoto lack
- 缺乏quēfáto lack
- 缺口quēkǒugap
- 缺席quēxíto be absent
- 缺陷quēxiàndefect
- 缺quēto lack
- 地点dìdiǎnlocation
- 一点儿yīdiǎnra little
- 点头diǎntóuto nod
- 观点guāndiǎnpoint of view
Learn 缺点 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 88: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.