取长补短 qǔchángbǔduǎn to offset weaknesses with strengths Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 取 qǔ verb to take to take; to get; to fetch; to collect something from a place长 長 cháng noun forte (bound form) strong point; merit; strength补 補 bǔ verbnoun to supplement to add what is missing or make up for a deficiency短 duǎn weak point (bound form) a person's shortcomings or faults