舍短取长 shěduǎnqǔcháng to cull the good from the bad Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 舍 捨 shě to exclude to set aside; to exclude; to discard from consideration短 duǎn weak point (bound form) a person's shortcomings or faults取 qǔ verb to choose to select; to adopt; to choose; to pick out长 長 cháng noun forte (bound form) strong point; merit; strength