截长补短 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
长 cháng HSK 2
to grow; to develop; to increase
补 bǔ HSK 5
to make up for; to supplement; to repair
短 duǎn HSK 3
short; brief; to lack