取长补短

qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn

Rare

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 取长补短

to take

short

to repair

length

chief