







绝长继短 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to leverage strengths to compensate for weaknesses”. To make up for deficiencies with surpluses; to balance resources by taking from the abundant to supplement the scarce. Literally, “Cut the long, supplement the short”.

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Open the tool →绝长继短 (jué cháng jì duǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to leverage strengths to compensate for weaknesses”.
绝长继短 is pronounced jué cháng jì duǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 绝长继短 means “Cut the long, supplement the short”. It is used to mean “to leverage strengths to compensate for weaknesses”.
绝:截断。截取长的,补充短的。比喻用长处补短处。