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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 (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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取 • qǔ • take; get • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
qǔ取

take; get

长 • cháng • long • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
cháng长

long

补 • bǔ • to mend, repair, or supplement • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
bǔ补

to mend, repair, or supplement

短 • duǎn • short • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
duǎn短

short

Word Info

Pinyinqǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
Meaningto learn from others' strengths to make up for one's own weaknesses
Characters4
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 取长补短.

Words with 取
  • 取得qǔ déto acquire; to get; to obtain
  • 获取huò qǔto gain; to get; to acquire
  • 争取zhēng qǔstrive for; fight for
  • 取消qǔ xiāocancel; call off; abolish
  • 吸取xī qǔabsorb; suck up; assimilate
  • 录取lù qǔenroll; recruit; admit to
  • 采取cǎi qǔto carry out; adopt; take
  • 领取lǐng qǔto receive; to draw; to get
Words with 长
  • 校长xiào zhǎnghead teacher; principal
  • 增长zēng zhǎngto grow
  • 家长jiā zhǎnghead of a household
  • 长城Cháng chéngThe Great Wall
Words with 补
  • 补充bǔ chōngadd; supplement; replenish
  • 弥补mí bǔmake up; remedy; make good
  • 补习bǔ xíto take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
  • 补偿bǔ chángcompensate; make up for
Words with 短
  • 短裤duǎn kùshort pants
  • 短信duǎn xìntext message; SMS
  • 短处duǎn chùshortcoming
  • 短期duǎn qīshort term
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
    • 4.

    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.
    tōng通
    guò过
    hé合
    zuò作
    ，
    wǒ我
    men们
    kě可
    yǐ以
    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.