取长补短 (qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn) — to draw on others' strong points to offset one's weaknesses; to learn from each other's strengths
Definition
A chengyu meaning to leverage each person's strengths to make up for their weaknesses, often in teamwork or learning. It pairs naturally with verbs like 学习 or 互相.
idiom
to draw on others' strong points to offset one's weaknessesto learn from each other's strengths
Examples
- ，取长补短，。Zài gōng zuò zhōng, wǒ men yào xué huì qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn, gòng tóng jìn bù.At work, we should learn to learn from each other's strengths and make progress together.
- ，取长补短。Měi gè tuán duì dōu yǒu bù tóng de rén cái, zhòng yào de shì néng gòu qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn.Every team has different talents; the important thing is to complement each other's strengths and weaknesses.
- ，取长补短，。Tā men hù xiāng xué xí, qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn, hěn kuài jiù tí gāo le jì néng.They learned from each other, offsetting weaknesses with strengths, and soon improved their skills.
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