Correct
有长短
/ yǒu cháng duǎn /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
有长有短
2
总会/总归有长短的
3
各有长短
Definition
有长短:
Literally means:
have long and short
Actually means:
长 (long) and 短 (short) refer to merits and demerits.
This phrase means that everything or every person has its or his strengths or weak nesses. It often means that different things may have their respective strong or weak points.
长短，长处和短处。
比喻不同的具体事物总有自己的优点和缺点。多指不同的事物各有好的或不足的方面。
Example
Used as predicate and can have other words in between. (作谓语，中间可插入别的词语)
1
Tāmen
他们
guójiā
国家
de
的
jīxiè
机械
zhìzào
制造
bǐ
比
wǒmen
我们
jiàng
强
,
dàn
但
tōngxìn
通信
chǎnyè
产业
bùrú
不如
wǒmen
我们
fādá
发达
,
shuāngfāng
双方
gè
各
yǒu
有
chángduǎn
长短
。
Their country's machinery manufacturing is better than ours, but the communications industry is not as developed as ours, both sides have their own length.
2
Huǒchē
火车
yùnliàng
运量
dà
大
,
yùnfèi
运费
dī
低
,
sùdù
速度
màn
慢
;
qìchē
汽车
yùnliàng
运量
xiǎo
小
,
fèiyòng
费用
gāo
高
,
dànshì
但是
sùdù
速度
kuài
快
。
Bǐcǐ
彼此
gè
各
yǒu
有
chángduǎn
长短
。
The train is big, the freight is low, the speed is slow, the car is small, the cost is high, but the speed is fast. Each has its own length.
3
Jiù
就
xiàng
像
wǔ
五
gè
个
zhǐtou
指头
yǒuchángyǒuduǎn
有长有短
yīyàng
一样
,
quánbān
全班
suǒyǒu
所有
tóngxué
同学
de
的
nénglì
能力
zǒngguī
总归
shì
是
yǒu
有
chángduǎn
长短
de
的
。
Just as five fingers have length and length, the ability of all students in the class is always long and short.