取长补短 (qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn): To learn from others' strengths to make up for one's own weaknesses — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 4

qǔ取

take; get

HSK 2

cháng长

long

HSK 3.0 · L6

bǔ补

to mend, repair, or supplement

HSK 3

duǎn短

short

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Example Sentences with 取长补短

wǒ我

men们

yào要

hù互

xiāng相

xué学

xí习

，

qǔ取

cháng长

bǔ补

duǎn短

。

We should learn from each other and complement each other's strengths and weaknesses.

tā他

shàn擅

cháng长

shù数

xué学

，

wǒ我

shàn擅

cháng长

tōng通

guò过

hé合

zuò作

，

wǒ我

men们

kě可

yǐ以

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

xū需

yào要

tuán团

duì队

chéng

xué学

xí习

zhōng中

yào要

shàn善

yú于

qǔ取

cháng长

bǔ

长江

cháng jiāng

Yangtze River

队长duì zhǎngcaptain

院长yuàn zhǎngthe head of an institution whose name ends in 院

延长yán chánglengthen; extend; prolong

补救

bǔ jiù

remedy; repair; retrieval

补课bǔ kèto make up missed lesson

补贴bǔ tiēsubsidy; allowance

互补hù bǔComplementarity

缩短

suō duǎn

shorten; curtail; cut down

短促duǎn cùvery brief; pressed for time; short

短缺duǎn quēshortage

长短cháng duǎnlength

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Example Sentences with 取长补短

wǒ我

men们

yào要

hù互

xiāng相

xué学

xí习

，

qǔ取

cháng长

bǔ补

duǎn短

。

We should learn from each other and complement each other's strengths and weaknesses.

tā他

shàn擅

cháng长

shù数

xué学

，

wǒ我

shàn擅

cháng长

tōng通

guò过

hé合

zuò作

，

wǒ我

men们

kě可

yǐ以

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

xū需

yào要

tuán团

duì队

chéng

xué学

xí习

zhōng中

yào要

shàn善

yú于

qǔ取

cháng长

bǔ

yǔ语

wén文

，

wǒ我

men们

kě可

yǐ以

qǔ取

cháng长

bǔ补

duǎn短

。

He is good at math, and I am good at Chinese; we can learn from each other's strengths.

qǔ取

cháng长

bǔ补

duǎn短

，

gòng共

tóng同

jìn进

bù步

。

Through cooperation, we can learn from each other's strengths and make progress together.

成

yuán员

qǔ取

cháng长

bǔ补

duǎn短

cái才

néng能

chéng成

gōng功

。

This project requires team members to complement each other's strengths and weaknesses in order to succeed.

补

duǎn短

，

bú不

duàn断

tí提

gāo高

zì自

jǐ己

。

In learning, one should be good at learning from others' strengths to constantly improve oneself.

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取长补短 (qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn): To learn from others' strengths to make up for one's own weaknesses — Meaning & Stroke Order

Animated Stroke Order

Free Printable Worksheet: 取长补短

Character Breakdown

Example Sentences with 取长补短

Example Sentences with 取长补短

Animated Stroke Order

Free Printable Worksheet: 取长补短

Character Breakdown

Example Sentences with 取长补短

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Example Sentences with 取长补短