短中抽长

Traditional form:

短中抽長

Pinyin (reading):

duǎnzhōngchōucháng

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 抽 - to draw out, to pull out; to sprout
• 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
• 抽 - to draw out, to pull out; to sprout
• 長 - long, lasting; to excel in