长处

長處

chángchù

noun HSK 3 #15,569

Meanings

1 strong point
2 advantage
3 merit

Characters

long; strong point

Strong point + place = advantage/strength. Opposite: 短处 (duǎnchù, weakness).

Examples

每个人都有自己的长处。

Měi gè rén dōu yǒu zìjǐ de chángchù.

Everyone has their own strengths.

你要发挥自己的长处。

Nǐ yào fāhuī zìjǐ de chángchù.

You should make the most of your strengths.

他的长处是数学。

Tā de chángchù shì shùxué.

His strong point is math.

Stroke Order

长 cháng

处 chù