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较长絜短

jiào cháng xié duǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to compare long and short / to compare the pros and cons
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-16a12a9cf58398e5. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

較長絜短 较长絜短 [jiao4 chang2 xie2 duan3] /to compare long and short/to compare the pros and cons/

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Other forms in these source records: 較長絜短

  • 较
    jiào

    (bound form) to compare / (literary) to dispute / compared to / (before an adjective) relatively / comparatively / rather / also pr. [jiǎo]

  • 长
    cháng

    long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point / forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus / spare (Taiwan pr. [zhàng])

    zhǎng

    chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

  • 絜
    jié

    clean

    xié

    marking line / pure / to regulate

  • 短
    duǎn

    short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.