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短中抽长

duǎnzhōngchōucháng

Traditional: 短中抽長

to make the best of a bad job / to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)

Character Breakdown

短
duǎn
brief, short; deficient, lacking
HSK 3
中
zhōng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
HSK 1
抽
chōu
to draw out, to pull out; to sprout
HSK 4
长
zhǎng
long, lasting; to excel in
HSK 2

Additional Information

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Chinese
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