汉英词典
MEANING OF 長短
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三長兩短
( 三长两短 )
sān cháng liǎng duǎn
unexpected misfortune / unexpected accident / sudden death
( 三长两短 )
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揚長避短
( 扬长避短 )
yáng cháng bì duǎn
to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom) / to play to one's strengths
( 扬长避短 )
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取長補短
( 取长补短 )
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) / to use this in place of that / what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
( 取长补短 )
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問長問短
( 问长问短 )
wèn cháng wèn duǎn
make detailed inquiries
( 问长问短 )
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長吁短嘆
( 长吁短叹 )
cháng xū duǎn tàn
long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
( 长吁短叹 )
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長短句
( 长短句 )
cháng duǎn jù
lyrics
( 长短句 )
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家長裏短
( 家长里短 )
jiā cháng lǐ duǎn
small household affairs
( 家长里短 )
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長長短短
( 长长短短 )
cháng cháng duǎn duǎn
Long and short
( 长长短短 )
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有長有短
( 有长有短 )
yǒu zhǎng yǒu duǎn
Long and short
( 有长有短 )
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一長一短
( 一长一短 )
yī cháng yī duǎn
One long and one short
( 一长一短 )
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說長道短
( 说长道短 )
shuō cháng dào duǎn
lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
( 说长道短 )
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長話短說
( 长话短说 )
cháng huà duǎn shuō
to make a long story short (idiom)
( 长话短说 )
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長短期
( 长短期 )
cháng duǎn qī
Long and short term
( 长短期 )
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揚長補短
( 扬长补短 )
yáng cháng bǔ duǎn
bring out one's strengths to make up for one's weaknesses
( 扬长补短 )
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截長補短
( 截长补短 )
jié cháng bǔ duǎn
take from the long to supplement the short (idiom) / to offset each other's deficiencies / to complement each other
( 截长补短 )
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較長絜短
( 较长絜短 )
jiào cháng xié duǎn
to compare long and short / to compare the pros and cons
( 较长絜短 )
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爭長論短
( 争长论短 )
zhēng cháng lùn duǎn
lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble / a storm in a teacup
( 争长论短 )
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論長道短
( 论长道短 )
lùn cháng dào duǎn
lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
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東家長西家短
( 东家长西家短 )
dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn
to gossip (idiom)
( 东家长西家短 )
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張家長，李家短
( 张家长，李家短 )
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
( 张家长，李家短 )
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