截长补短 in English jie2 chang2 bu3 duan3 Meaning

Meanings

  • take from the long to supplement the short (idiomatic expression)
  • to offset each other's deficiencies
  • to complement each other

Simplified Characters

截 长 补 短

Traditional Characters

截 長 補 短

Pinyin

jie2 chang2 bu3 duan3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

截jie2to cut off (a length) 长zhang3length 补bu3to repair 短duan3short