取长补短
qǔ​cháng​bǔ​duǎn

to offset weaknesses with strengths

  • created sense approved 取长补短/取長補短 · qǔ​cháng​bǔ​duǎn · to offset weaknesses with strengths — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    取长补短 / 取長補短

    qǔ​cháng​bǔ​duǎn

    to offset weaknesses with strengths

    to draw on strengths to offset weaknesses; to use the strong points of one person or thing to make up for the shortcomings of another

    取 (literal) → 取 · qǔ · to take 长 (literal) → 长/長 · cháng · forte 补 (literal) → 补/補 · bǔ · to supplement 短 (literal) → 短 · duǎn · weak point

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense