美中不足
měizhōngbùzú
minor flaw in an otherwise good thing
Characters in this word
中 zhōng
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
足 zú
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 足 — foot
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这件外套样子好，价格也合适，美中不足的是颜色有点深。 Zhè jiàn wàitào yàngzi hǎo, jiàgé yě héshì, měizhōng bùzú de shì yánsè yǒudiǎn shēn. This coat looks good and the price is fair; the only flaw is that the colour is a bit dark.
- 房子位置很好，美中不足的是离地铁站比较远。 Fángzi wèizhi hěn hǎo, měizhōng bùzú de shì lí dìtiězhàn bǐjiào yuǎn. The apartment is in a great location; the one drawback is that it is rather far from the subway.
- 这次旅行很愉快，美中不足的是最后一天下了大雨。 Zhè cì lǚxíng hěn yúkuài, měizhōng bùzú de shì zuìhòu yì tiān xià le dàyǔ. The trip was very pleasant; the one pity was the heavy rain on the last day.