短中取长 duǎn zhōng qǔ cháng

DEFINITIONS

  1. see 短中抽長|短中抽长[duan3 zhong1 chou1 chang2]

CHARACTERS

短 duǎn
HSK 3
short; brief; deficient, lacking
中 zhōng
HSK 1
central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
取 qǔ
HSK 4
take, receive, obtain; select
长 cháng
HSK 2
long; length; excel in; leader