截长补短 截長補短
截长补短 截長補短 jié cháng bǔ duǎn ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ zit6 coeng4 bou2 dyun2
- take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
- to offset each other's deficiencies
- to complement each other
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截
- 截止 jié zhǐ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓˇ zit6 zi2 to end; to close
- 截至 jié zhì ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓˋ zit6 zi3 up to (a time)
- 截然不同 jié rán bù tóng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ zit6 jin4 bat1 tung4 entirely different
- 半截 bàn jié ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bun3 zit6 half (of sth)
- 堵截 dǔ jié ㄉㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ dou2 zit6 to intercept; to block the passage of; to interdict
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- 截停 jié tíng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ zit6 ting4 to intercept (a vehicle etc)
- 截取 jié qǔ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄑㄩˇ zit6 ceoi2 to cut off a section of sth
- 截图 截圖 jié tú ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄨˊ zit6 tou4 (computing) screenshot; to take a screenshot
- 截塔 jié tǎ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄚˇ zit6 taap3 zeta (Greek letter Ζζ)
- 截夺 截奪 jié duó ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄨㄛˊ zit6 dyut6 intercept
- 截尾 jié wěi ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄨㄟˇ zit6 mei5 to dock; to trim (esp. the tail of an animal)
- 截屏 jié píng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ zit6 ping4 (computing) screenshot; to take a screenshot
- 截击 截擊 jié jī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧ zit6 gik1 to intercept (military)
- 截断 截斷 jié duàn ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zit6 tyun5 to break or cut in two
- 截然 jié rán ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄖㄢˊ zit6 jin4 sharply; distinctly; radically
- 截获 截獲 jié huò ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ zit6 wok6 to intercept
- 截瘫 截癱 jié tān ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄢ zit6 taan1 paraplegia
- 截稿 jié gǎo ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄠˇ zit6 gou2 (of a newspaper) to stop accepting incoming articles
- 截线 截線 jié xiàn ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zit6 sin3 intersecting line
- 截肢 jié zhī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓ zit6 zi1 amputation (medicine)
长 長
- 修长 修長 xiū cháng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄔㄤˊ sau1 coeng4 slender
- 全长 全長 quán cháng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄤˊ cyun4 coeng4 overall length
- 冗长 冗長 rǒng cháng ㄖㄨㄥˇ ㄔㄤˊ jung2 coeng4 long and tedious
- 司长 司長 sī zhǎng ㄙ ㄓㄤˇ si1 zoeng2 bureau chief
- 团长 團長 tuán zhǎng ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄤˇ tyun4 zoeng2 regimental command
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- 增长 增長 zēng zhǎng ㄗㄥ ㄓㄤˇ zang1 zoeng2 to grow; to increase
- 家长 家長 jiā zhǎng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄤˇ gaa1 zoeng2 head of a household
- 专长 專長 zhuān cháng ㄓㄨㄢ ㄔㄤˊ zyun1 coeng4 specialty
- 局长 局長 jú zhǎng ㄐㄩˊ ㄓㄤˇ guk6 zoeng2 bureau chief
- 市长 市長 shì zhǎng ㄕˋ ㄓㄤˇ si5 zoeng2 mayor
- 师长 師長 shī zhǎng ㄕ ㄓㄤˇ si1 zoeng2 military division level commander
- 厂长 廠長 chǎng zhǎng ㄔㄤˇ ㄓㄤˇ cong2 zoeng2 factory director
- 延长 延長 yán cháng ㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄤˊ jin4 coeng4 to prolong
- 成长 成長 chéng zhǎng ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ sing4 zoeng2 to mature
- 所长 所長 suǒ cháng ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄤˊ so2 coeng4 what one is good at; one's strong point
- 擅长 擅長 shàn cháng ㄕㄢˋ ㄔㄤˊ sin6 coeng4 to be good at; to be expert in
- 会长 會長 huì zhǎng ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄤˇ wui6 zoeng2 president of a club, committee etc
- 校长 校長 xiào zhǎng ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄤˇ haau6 zoeng2 (college, university) president
- 漫长 漫長 màn cháng ㄇㄢˋ ㄔㄤˊ maan6 coeng4 very long
- 特长 特長 tè cháng ㄊㄜˋ ㄔㄤˊ dak6 coeng4 personal strength
补 補
- 互补 互補 hù bǔ ㄏㄨˋ ㄅㄨˇ wu6 bou2 complementary
- 修补 修補 xiū bǔ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄨˇ sau1 bou2 to mend
- 填补 填補 tián bǔ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˇ tin4 bou2 to fill a gap
- 弥补 彌補 mí bǔ ㄇㄧˊ ㄅㄨˇ nei4 bou2 to complement
- 补偿 補償 bǔ cháng ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ bou2 soeng4 to compensate
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- 补充 補充 bǔ chōng ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄥ bou2 cung1 to replenish
- 补助 補助 bǔ zhù ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨˋ bou2 zo6 to subsidize
- 补救 補救 bǔ jiù ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ bou2 gau3 to remedy
- 补给 補給 bǔ jǐ ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄧˇ bou2 kap1 supply
- 补习 補習 bǔ xí ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧˊ bou2 zaap6 to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
- 补考 補考 bǔ kǎo ㄅㄨˇ ㄎㄠˇ bou2 haau2 to sit for a makeup exam
- 补课 補課 bǔ kè ㄅㄨˇ ㄎㄜˋ bou2 fo3 to make up missed lesson
- 补贴 補貼 bǔ tiē ㄅㄨˇ ㄊㄧㄝ bou2 tip3 to subsidize
- 补习班 補習班 bǔ xí bān ㄅㄨˇ ㄒㄧˊ ㄅㄢ bou2 zaap6 baan1 cram class
- 亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄌㄠˊ mong4 joeng4 bou2 lou4 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
- 候补 候補 hòu bǔ ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄨˇ hau6 bou2 to wait to fill a vacancy
- 国补 國補 guó bǔ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄨˇ gwok3 bou2 national subsidy (abbr. for 国家补贴)
- 垫补 墊補 diàn bu ㄉㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄅㄨ din6 bou2 (coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money
- 增补 增補 zēng bǔ ㄗㄥ ㄅㄨˇ zang1 bou2 to augment
- 恶补 惡補 è bǔ ㄜˋ ㄅㄨˇ ok3 bou2 to overdose on supplementary medicine
短
- 短信 duǎn xìn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ dyun2 seon3 text message
- 短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄗㄢˋ dyun2 zaam6 of short duration; brief; momentary
- 短期 duǎn qī ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄧ dyun2 kei4 short-term
- 短片 duǎn piàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄢˋ dyun2 pin2 short film
- 短缺 duǎn quē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝ dyun2 kyut3 shortage
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- 短处 短處 duǎn chù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄨˋ dyun2 cyu3 shortcoming
- 短裤 短褲 duǎn kù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄎㄨˋ dyun2 fu3 short pants
- 简短 簡短 jiǎn duǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ gaan2 dyun2 brief (statement, summary etc)
- 缩短 縮短 suō duǎn ㄙㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢˇ suk1 dyun2 to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
- 长短 長短 cháng duǎn ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ coeng4 dyun2 length
- 一长一短 一長一短 yī cháng yī duǎn ㄧ ㄔㄤˊ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄢˇ jat1 coeng4 jat1 dyun2 (idiom) talking endlessly; long-winded
- 弄短 nòng duǎn ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ lung6 dyun2 to shorten
- 揭短 jiē duǎn ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄨㄢˇ kit3 dyun2 to expose sb's faults or shortcomings
- 暂短 暫短 zàn duǎn ㄗㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ zaam6 dyun2 brief (in time)
- 浅短 淺短 qiǎn duǎn ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ cin2 dyun2 narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)
- 短促 duǎn cù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄘㄨˋ dyun2 cuk1 short in time
- 短仓 短倉 duǎn cāng ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄘㄤ dyun2 cong1 short position (finance)
- 短传 短傳 duǎn chuán ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ dyun2 cyun4 short pass (in ball game)
- 短债 短債 duǎn zhài ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄞˋ dyun2 zaai3 short-term loan
- 短剧 短劇 duǎn jù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄩˋ dyun2 kek6 short play; sketch; skit