







绝长续短 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cut from the long to supplement the short”. To use one's strengths to compensate for one's weaknesses. Literally, “cut long, continue short”.

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Open the tool →绝长续短 (jué cháng xù duǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cut from the long to supplement the short”.
绝长续短 is pronounced jué cháng xù duǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 绝长续短 means “cut long, continue short”. It is used to mean “to cut from the long to supplement the short”.
绝:截断。截取长的,补充短的。比喻用长处补短处。