取长补短
qǔ​cháng​bǔ​duǎn

complement

  • created sense approved 取长补短/取長補短 · qǔ​cháng​bǔ​duǎn · complement

    取长补短 / 取長補短

    qǔ​cháng​bǔ​duǎn

    complement

    to use others' strengths or one's own strong points to make up for weaknesses, often as an idiom from Mencius

    团队成员应该互相学习，取长补短。

    idiom

    created sense

  • created sense approved 取长补短/取長補短 · qǔ​cháng​bǔ​duǎn · offset

    取长补短 / 取長補短

    qǔ​cháng​bǔ​duǎn

    offset

    to use one thing in place of another or to balance out a loss in one area with a gain in another

    这两项投资的盈亏正好可以取长补短。

    idiom

    created sense