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取长补短【qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn】

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

取长补短【qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn】

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

取

HSK 22

含义take, receive, obtain; select

拼音qǔ

长

HSK 2

含义long; length; excel in; leader

拼音zhǎng

补

HSK 3

含义mend, patch, fix, repair, restore

拼音bǔ

短

HSK 21

含义short; brief; deficient, lacking

拼音duǎn