截長補短 jié cháng bǔ duǎn

to complement each other

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
截 jié HSK 6
to cut off (a length); to stop; section
長 cháng
to grow; to develop; to increase
補 bǔ
to make up for; to supplement; to repair
短 duǎn HSK 3
short; brief; to lack