短处 短處
短处 短處 duǎn chù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄨˋ dyun2 cyu3 HSK 3
- shortcoming
- defect
- fault
- one's weak points
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短
- 短信 duǎn xìn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ dyun2 seon3 text message
- 短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄗㄢˋ dyun2 zaam6 of short duration; brief; momentary
- 短期 duǎn qī ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄧ dyun2 kei4 short-term
- 短片 duǎn piàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄢˋ dyun2 pin2 short film
- 短缺 duǎn quē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝ dyun2 kyut3 shortage
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- 短裤 短褲 duǎn kù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄎㄨˋ dyun2 fu3 short pants
- 简短 簡短 jiǎn duǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ gaan2 dyun2 brief (statement, summary etc)
- 缩短 縮短 suō duǎn ㄙㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢˇ suk1 dyun2 to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
- 长短 長短 cháng duǎn ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ coeng4 dyun2 length
- 一长一短 一長一短 yī cháng yī duǎn ㄧ ㄔㄤˊ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄢˇ jat1 coeng4 jat1 dyun2 (idiom) talking endlessly; long-winded
- 弄短 nòng duǎn ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ lung6 dyun2 to shorten
- 揭短 jiē duǎn ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄨㄢˇ kit3 dyun2 to expose sb's faults or shortcomings
- 暂短 暫短 zàn duǎn ㄗㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ zaam6 dyun2 brief (in time)
- 浅短 淺短 qiǎn duǎn ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ cin2 dyun2 narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)
- 短促 duǎn cù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄘㄨˋ dyun2 cuk1 short in time
- 短仓 短倉 duǎn cāng ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄘㄤ dyun2 cong1 short position (finance)
- 短传 短傳 duǎn chuán ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ dyun2 cyun4 short pass (in ball game)
- 短债 短債 duǎn zhài ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄞˋ dyun2 zaai3 short-term loan
- 短剧 短劇 duǎn jù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄩˋ dyun2 kek6 short play; sketch; skit
- 短剑 短劍 duǎn jiàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ dyun2 gim3 dagger
处 處
- 住处 住處 zhù chù ㄓㄨˋ ㄔㄨˋ zyu6 cyu3 residence; dwelling
- 何处 何處 hé chù ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄨˋ ho4 cyu3 whence
- 判处 判處 pàn chǔ ㄆㄢˋ ㄔㄨˇ pun3 cyu2 to sentence
- 到处 到處 dào chù ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄨˋ dou3 cyu3 everywhere
- 去处 去處 qù chù ㄑㄩˋ ㄔㄨˋ heoi3 cyu3 place
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- 四处 四處 sì chù ㄙˋ ㄔㄨˋ sei3 cyu3 all over the place
- 坏处 壞處 huài chu ㄏㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄔㄨ waai6 cyu3 harm
- 好处 好處 hǎo chǔ ㄏㄠˇ ㄔㄨˇ hou2 cyu2 easy to get along with
- 好处 好處 hǎo chu ㄏㄠˇ ˙ㄔㄨ hou2 cyu3 benefit; advantage; merit
- 害处 害處 hài chu ㄏㄞˋ ˙ㄔㄨ hoi6 cyu3 damage
- 惩处 懲處 chéng chǔ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨˇ cing4 cyu2 to punish
- 查处 查處 chá chǔ ㄔㄚˊ ㄔㄨˇ caa4 cyu3 to investigate and handle (a criminal case)
- 此处 此處 cǐ chù ㄘˇ ㄔㄨˋ ci2 cyu3 this place
- 深处 深處 shēn chù ㄕㄣ ㄔㄨˋ sam1 cyu3 abyss
- 用处 用處 yòng chu ㄩㄥˋ ˙ㄔㄨ jung6 cyu3 usefulness
- 益处 益處 yì chu ㄧˋ ˙ㄔㄨ jik1 cyu3 benefit
- 相处 相處 xiāng chǔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨˇ soeng1 cyu2 to be in contact (with sb)
- 处事 處事 chǔ shì ㄔㄨˇ ㄕˋ cyu2 si6 to handle affairs; to deal with matters
- 处分 處分 chǔ fèn ㄔㄨˇ ㄈㄣˋ cyu2 fan1 to discipline sb
- 处在 處在 chǔ zài ㄔㄨˇ ㄗㄞˋ cyu3 zoi6 to be situated at
Idioms with these characters
- 残年短景 殘年短景 cán nián duǎn jǐng ㄘㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ caan4 nin4 dyun2 ging2 at the end of the year (idiom)
- 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō ㄔㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ coeng4 waa6 dyun2 syut3 (idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief
- 长吁短叹 長吁短嘆 cháng xū duǎn tàn ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄩ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄢˋ coeng4 heoi1 dyun2 taan3 long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
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- 短兵相接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄝ dyun2 bing1 soeng1 zip3 lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
- 短小精悍 duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄢˋ dyun2 siu2 zing1 hon6 (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
- 短中抽长 短中抽長 duǎn zhōng chōu cháng ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄡ ㄔㄤˊ dyun2 zung1 cau1 coeng4 to make the best of a bad job
- 截长补短 截長補短 jié cháng bǔ duǎn ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ zit6 coeng4 bou2 dyun2 take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
- 论长道短 論長道短 lùn cháng dào duǎn ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ leon6 coeng4 dou6 dyun2 lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
- 取长补短 取長補短 qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 coeng4 bou2 dyun2 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
- 说长道短 說長道短 shuō cháng dào duǎn ㄕㄨㄛ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ syut3 coeng4 dou6 dyun2 lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
- 处变不惊 處變不驚 chǔ biàn bù jīng ㄔㄨˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ cyu2 bin3 bat1 ging1 to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
- 处堂燕雀 處堂燕雀 chù táng yàn què ㄔㄨˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ cyu2 tong4 jin3 zoek3 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
- 处心积虑 處心積慮 chǔ xīn jī lǜ ㄔㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧ ㄌㄩˋ cyu2 sam1 zik1 leoi6 to plot actively (idiom)
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- 绝处逢生 絕處逢生 jué chù féng shēng ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄔㄨˋ ㄈㄥˊ ㄕㄥ zyut6 cyu2 fung4 saang1 (idiom) to find a way to survive when everything seems hopeless
- 立身处世 立身處世 lì shēn chǔ shì ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄣ ㄔㄨˇ ㄕˋ laap6 san1 cyu2 sai3 (idiom) the way one conducts oneself in society
- 身首异处 身首異處 shēn shǒu yì chù ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ ㄧˋ ㄔㄨˋ san1 sau2 ji6 cyu2 to be decapitated (idiom)
- 泰然处之 泰然處之 tài rán chǔ zhī ㄊㄞˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄔㄨˇ ㄓ taai3 jin4 cyu2 zi1 to handle the situation calmly (idiom)
- 无处可寻 無處可尋 wú chù kě xún ㄨˊ ㄔㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄩㄣˊ mou4 cyu3 ho2 cam4 cannot be found anywhere (idiom)
- 养尊处优 養尊處優 yǎng zūn chǔ yōu ㄧㄤˇ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄔㄨˇ ㄧㄡ joeng5 zyun1 cyu3 jau1 to live like a prince (idiom)
- 燕雀处堂 燕雀處堂 yàn què chù táng ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄨˋ ㄊㄤˊ jin3 zoek3 cyu2 tong4 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
Example sentences
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公司 的 长处 長處 和 短处 短處 是 什么 什麼 ？
What are the company's strengths and weaknesses?
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每个人 每個人 都 有 他 的 长处 長處 和 短处 短處 。
Everyone has strengths and weaknesses.
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