短中抽长

Traditional: 短中抽長

duǎn zhōng chōu cháng

Dictionary entry

to make the best of a bad job

What does 短中抽长 mean?

短中抽长 (duǎn zhōng chōu cháng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to make the best of a bad job

2to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)

Character breakdown

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短duǎnshort · brief 中Zhōng(bound form) China; Chinese · surname Zhong 抽chōuto draw out; to pull out from in between · to remove part of the whole 长chánglong · (bound form) length

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How to pronounce 短中抽长

短中抽长

duǎn zhōng chōu cháng

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