取长补短

qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn

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Definitionen

  1. 1. lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
  2. 2. to use this in place of that
  3. 3. what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts

Bestandteilwörter von 取长补短

取
qǔ

to take

短
duǎn

short

补
bǔ

to repair

长
cháng

length

长
zhǎng

chief