美中不足
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

美中不足

měizhōng-bùzú

everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 美中不足

What does 美中不足 mean in Chinese?

美中不足 (měizhōng-bùzú) means everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment.

How do you pronounce 美中不足?

美中不足 is pronounced měizhōng-bùzú.

Is 美中不足 an HSK word?

美中不足 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

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