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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 取长补短
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 取长补短 | 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 |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 49,178 | 29,692 | 33,977 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 取 | qǔ | - to take - to get - to choose - to fetch |
| 长 | cháng | - length - long - forever - always - constantly |
| 长 | zhǎng | - chief - head - elder - to grow - to develop - to increase - to enhance |
| 补 | bǔ | - to repair - to patch - to mend - to make up for - to fill (a vacancy) - to supplement |
| 短 | duǎn | - short - brief - to lack - weak point - fault |
Other Words Containing 取长补短
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 取长补短 | - | - | 49,178 | 29,692 | 33,977 |