"Shortcoming" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 故障 | gù zhàng | malfunction / breakdown / defect / shortcoming / fault / failure / impediment / error / bug (in software) |  |
| 缺点 | quē diǎn | weak point / fault / shortcoming / disadvantage / CL:個|个[ge4] |  |
| 缺失 | quē shī | deficiency / shortcoming / hiatus | |
| 短处 | duǎn chù | shortcoming / defect / fault / one's weak points | |
| 硬伤 | yìng shāng | injury / trauma / (fig.) glaring error / flaw / shortcoming | |
| 短板 | duǎn bǎn | short stave of the barrel (which allows the contents to escape) / (fig.) shortcoming / weak point | |
| 违失 | wéi shī | fault / mistake / shortcoming / error / misconduct | |
| 辫子 | biàn zi | plait / braid / pigtail / a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent / handle / CL:根[gen1],條|条[tiao2] | |
| 小辫子 | xiǎo biàn zi | pigtail / (fig.) a shortcoming or evidence of wrongdoing that can be seized upon by others | |
| 报忧 | bào yōu | to report bad news / to announce failure, shortcoming or disaster | |
