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取长补短

qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn

Definitions

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

Child Words of 取长补短

取
qǔ
长
cháng
短
duǎn
长
zhǎng
补
bǔ