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短处
duǎn chù
Meaning
- shortcoming
Definition
缺点；不足之处。
Shortcoming; weakness; deficiency.
Usage
通常用来指人的缺点或事物的不足之处，与“长处”相对。
Usually refers to a person's shortcomings or deficiencies in things, opposite of '长处' (strengths).
Examples
- 1 每个人都有自己的短处，要学会接受和改善。 (Everyone has their own shortcomings; one must learn to accept and improve them.)
- 2 在面试中，他坦诚地谈到了自己的短处。 (In the interview, he candidly talked about his weaknesses.)
- 3 这个计划的短处在于预算不足。 (The shortcoming of this plan is insufficient budget.)
- 4 她意识到自己的短处是缺乏耐心。 (She realized that her weakness is a lack of patience.)
- 5 我们应该互相帮助，取长补短。 (We should help each other, learning from each other's strengths and compensating for weaknesses.)
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