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截长补短

jié cháng bǔ duǎn

4-character word Traditional 截長補短

What 截长补短 means

1. take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
2. to offset each other's deficiencies
3. to complement each other

The characters in 截长补短

• 截jiéto cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept
• 长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte
• 补bǔto repair; to patch; to mend
• 短duǎnshort; brief; to lack