Lingaku- take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
- to offset each other's deficiencies
- to complement each other
Generated definitions (experimental)
- take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
- to offset each other's deficiencies
- to complement each other
This idiom is used to describe a situation where people or things with different strengths compensate for each other's weaknesses, creating a more balanced or effective result.
zài在tuán duì团队hé zuò合作Zhōng中，wǒ men我们xū yào需要jié cháng bǔ duǎn截长补短，yǐ biàn以便shí xiàn实现zuì jiā最佳xiào guǒ效果。
In team cooperation, we need to offset each other's deficiencies in order to achieve the best results.
měi ge rén每个人Dū都yǒu有zì jǐ自己de的yōu优quē diǎn缺点，wǒ men我们kě yǐ可以jié cháng bǔ duǎn截长补短，hù xiāng互相bāng zhù帮助。
Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses; we can complement each other and help one another.
This meaning emphasizes collaboration and the idea that individuals bring diverse skills, which can address shortcomings when combined.
zài在zhè ge这个xiàng mù项目Zhōng中，wǒ men我们kě yǐ可以tōng guò通过jié截cháng长bǔ补duǎn短lái来tí shēng提升gōng zuò工作xiào lǜ效率。
In this project, we can enhance work efficiency by complementing each other's abilities.
tā他shàn cháng擅长biān chéng编程，ér而wǒ我zài在shè jì设计shǎng上yǒu有yōu shì优势，wǒ men我们kě yǐ可以jié cháng bǔ duǎn截长补短。
He excels in programming, while I have an advantage in design; we can complement each other.
This phrasing highlights the harmonious relationship between different parties, suggesting that they strengthen each other rather than simply filling gaps.
zhè这duì对dā dàng搭档zǒng shì总是jié cháng bǔ duǎn截长补短，bǐ cǐ彼此de的hé zuò合作shǐ使tā men他们biàn de变得gèng jiā更加Chéng gōng成功。
This pair of partners always complements each other, and their cooperation makes them more successful.
In music, the sounds of different instruments often complement each other.
Generated collocations (experimental)
jié cháng bǔ duǎn截长补短to offset each other's deficienciesyōu shì优势hù bǔ互补to complement each other’s strengthshù bǔ互补cháng长duǎn短to make up for each other's weaknessesqǔ cháng bǔ duǎn取长补短to take from the strong to make up for the weakduǎn短bǎn版bǔ补cháng长bǎn版to use the short version to supplement the long versionyōu shì优势bǔ补duǎn短to use strengths to compensate for weaknesseshù xiāng互相bǔ chōng补充to mutually supplement each othercháng duǎn长短jié hé结合to combine strengths and weaknessesgè各qǔ取suǒ cháng所长to each take what they are good atjí sī guǎng yì集思广益to draw on the collaborative wisdom of many