Chinese dictionary
n.drawback; disadvantage
这浅色花布很好看,缺点就是不禁脏。
The light-printed cloth looks nice, but the drawback is that it gets dirty easily.
这种药的主要缺点是伤胃。
The chief drawback of this medicine is that it spoils your appetite.
谁能没有缺点呢?
Who does not have any shortcomings?
这个城市的缺点就是树木太少了。
The problem with this city is that there aren't enough trees.
事事难免有缺点。
Everything has its drawback.
这本书的主要缺点是篇幅太长了。
The chief objection to this book is its great length.
成本高是它唯一的缺点。
The high cost is the only weakness.
每个人都有缺点和优点。
Everyone has weaknesses and strengths.
近亲生育的主要缺点在于集中了父母双方同样的基因缺陷。
The main drawback is that inbreeding can bring together couples with the same gene defects.
Word usage
- Note1."缺欠" and "缺点" is different from "缺陷". When referring to a person's physiological condition, we can only use "缺陷", not "缺欠" or "缺点". 2."缺点" is different from "毛病". When referring to people's conditions, "毛病" are mostly used for bad habits; "缺点" refer to deficiencies, which can be used in many aspects.
- common measure word"缺点" is often matched with measure word "个"or"些"or"堆".
一个缺点
one disadvantage
一些缺点
some disadvantages
一堆缺点
one bunch of disadvantages