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取長補短 (ceoi2 coeng4 bou2 dyun2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

取長補短 (ceoi2 coeng4 bou2 dyun2, 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

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 取之不盡 (ceoi2 zi1 bat1 zeon6) — inexhaustible
• 取信 (ceoi2 seon3) — Get the letter; to earn the trust
• 取景 (ceoi2 ging2) — to find or capture a view, for making a movie or reference for arts
• 取替 (ceoi2 tai3) — replace
• 取法 (ceoi2 faat3) — Follow something as an example
• 取耳 (cou2 ji5) — clean the ear

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