美中不足 (měi zhōng bù zú): everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment

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HSK 7

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Pinyin
Meaning: everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
Characters: 4
HSK level: HSK 7

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HSK 4

(bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1])

HSK 6

(bound form) China

HSK 1

HSK 6

(bound form) foot

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