短中取长

Traditional form:

短中取長

Pinyin (reading):

duǎnzhōngqǔcháng

Definitions:

• see 短中抽長／短中抽长 (duǎnzhōngchōucháng)

Characters:

• 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 取 - to take, to receive, to obtain; to select
• 长 - long, lasting; to excel in

Traditional characters:

• 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 取 - to take, to receive, to obtain; to select
• 長 - long, lasting; to excel in