截长补短

jié cháng bǔ duǎn

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Definitions

  1. 1. take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
  2. 2. to offset each other's deficiencies
  3. 3. to complement each other

Child Words of 截长补短

截
jié

to cut off (a length)

短
duǎn

short

补
bǔ

to repair

长
cháng

length

长
zhǎng

chief