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持人长短

持人长短 — “Grasp others' faults”

持人长短 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seize on others' shortcomings or faults as leverage to criticize or attack them”. Literally, “Grasp others' faults”.

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持人长短 Pronunciation and Pinyin

持人长短 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
持
chí9hold, maintain, support
人
rén2human being, person
长
cháng4long, grow, excel, chief
短
duǎn12short, brief, lack, flaw

Example Sentence with 持人长短

团队合作时,我们不应总是持人长短,而应互相支持,共同进步。
In team cooperation, we should not always seize on others' shortcomings, but rather support each other and make progress together.

Idioms Related to 持人长短

Synonyms of 持人长短

  • zhuā抓xiǎo小biàn辫zi子exploit someone's weakness

More idioms starting with 持

  • chí持jiǔ久zhī之jì计A long-term plan
  • chí持zhī之yǐ以héng恒persevere with constancy
  • chí持zhī之yǒu有gù故to have solid grounds for one's views
  • chí持zhī之yǒu有gù故,,yán言zhī之yǒu有lǐ理have solid grounds and speak logically
  • chí持dāo刀dòng动zhàng杖resort to violence with weapons
  • chí持dāo刀nòng弄bàng棒practice martial arts with weapons
  • chí持dāo刀zhí执gùn棍armed with knives and sticks
  • chí持wēi危fú扶diān颠stabilize a precarious or collapsing situation
  • chí持píng平zhī之lùn论an unbiased or balanced view
  • chí持gē戈shì试mǎ马ready and eager for action
  • chí持zhāi斋bǎ把sù素Observe a vegetarian diet and religious precepts
  • chí持quán权hé合biàn变adapt to change with flexible measures

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Questions about 持人长短

What does 持人长短 mean?

持人长短 (chí rén cháng duǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seize on others' shortcomings or faults as leverage to criticize or attack them”.

How do you pronounce 持人长短?

持人长短 is pronounced chí rén cháng duǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 持人长短 literally mean?

Literally, 持人长短 means “Grasp others' faults”. It is used to mean “to seize on others' shortcomings or faults as leverage to criticize or attack them”.

What is the Chinese definition of 持人长短?

指抓住他人的缺点过失作为把柄,加以攻击。

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