美中不足
měi zhōng bù zú
the one drawback
Character by character
美měi
beauty
beauty
中zhōng
in
in
不bù
not
not
足zú
enough
enough
Example
酒店很好，美中不足的是离地铁有点远。
The hotel’s great — the only drawback is it’s a bit far from the metro.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Usually 美中不足的是….
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