折长补短 zhéchángbǔduǎn to take from the long to supplement the short Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 折 zhé verbparticle to break to break; to snap; to bend; to fold; to twist长 長 cháng adjective long long in space or time; lasting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