揚長 yángcháng to play to one's strengths Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 扬长而去 yángcháng'érqù to swagger off To walk off, or drive off, with a swaggering air; to leave without a second thought for those left behind.扬长避短 yángchángbìduǎn to play to one's strengths to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses; to use pluses and ignore minuses