短处

Character by character

• 短duǎn12 strokesHSK 2short; brief; deficient, lacking
• 处chù5 strokesHSK 2 traditional 處place, locale; department

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 短处. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 处chùHSK 4

  place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point

• 处理chǔ lǐHSK 3

  to handle; to deal with; to punish; to treat sth by a special process; to process; to sell at reduced prices

• 短duǎnHSK 2

  short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault

• 处于chǔ yúHSK 4

  to be in (some state, position, or condition)

• 到处dào chùHSK 2

  everywhere

• 好处hǎo chuHSK 2

  benefit; advantage; merit; gain; profit; also pr. [hǎo chù]

• 相处xiāng chǔHSK 4

  to be in contact (with sb); to associate; to interact; to get along (well, poorly)

• 四处sì chùHSK 6

  all over the place; everywhere and all directions

• 处在chǔ zàiHSK 5

  to be situated at; to find oneself at

• 深处shēn chùHSK 5

  abyss; depths; deepest or most distant part

• 短暂duǎn zànHSK 7

  of short duration; brief; momentary

• 处罚chǔ fáHSK 5

  to penalize; to punish

• 短期duǎn qīHSK 3

  short term; short-term

• 处置chǔ zhìHSK 7

  to handle; to take care of; to punish

• 处境chǔ jìngHSK 7

  situation (of a person)

• 何处hé chùHSK 7

  whence; where

• 处方chǔ fāngHSK 7

  medical prescription; to write out a prescription; (fig.) recommendation; advice

• 远处yuǎn chùHSK 5

  distant place

• 处处chù chùHSK 6

  everywhere; in all respects

• 此处cǐ chùHSK 6

  this place; here (literary)

• 住处zhù chùHSK 7

  residence; dwelling

• 判处pàn chǔHSK 7

  to sentence; to condemn

• 短裤duǎn kùHSK 3

  short pants; shorts

• 缩短suō duǎnHSK 4

  to curtail; to cut down