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Dictionary Entry: 取长补短

Word
Pinyin
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn

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

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