take from the long to add to the short; learn from each other's strengths
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb phrase
to take from the long to make up for the short; to make up for each other's deficiencies
literaryUsed to describe a situation where people or things complement each other's strengths and weaknesses, often for mutual improvement or to achieve a common goal.
Tuán团
duì队
lǐ里
de的
chéng成
yuán员
yīng应
gāi该
jié截
cháng长
bǔ补
duǎn短
，
cái才
néng能
fā发
huī挥
zuì最
dà大
xiào效
yì益
。
Team members should learn from each other's strengths to maximize effectiveness.
Zhè这
liǎng两
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
hé合
zuò作
，
zhèng正
hǎo好
kě可
yǐ以
jié截
cháng长
bǔ补
duǎn短
，
gòng共
tóng同
kāi开
tuò拓
shì市
chǎng场
。
The cooperation between these two companies allows them to complement each other's strengths and jointly explore the market.
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Wǒ我
men们
yào要
bǐ彼
cǐ此
jié截
cháng长
bǔ补
duǎn短
，
gòng共
tóng同
tí提
gāo高
jì技
shù术
shuǐ水
píng平
。
We should learn from each other's strengths to jointly improve our technical skills.