短中抽长 duǎn zhōng chōu cháng

to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)
  2. 2. to make the best of a bad job

Characters

Character Meaning
短 duǎn HSK 3
short; brief; to lack
中 zhōng HSK 1
in; within; middle
抽 chōu HSK 4
to draw out; to remove part of the whole
长 cháng HSK 2
to grow; to develop; to increase