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1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
2 to use this in place of that
3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts

各取所需

gè qǔ suǒ xū

1 each takes what he needs (idiom)

向壁虚构

xiàng bì xū gòu

1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication

向壁虚造

xiàng bì xū zào

1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication

Sample Sentences

我才不要，跟你们这些竞争取向的男性跑步，累死了，跑完还得一身臭汗回家，我们健身中心可是有干净舒服的淋浴间，进去时这样漂漂亮亮，运动完还可以接着去约会。

wǒ cái bù yào ，gēn nǐmen zhèxiē jìngzhēng qǔxiàng de nánxìng pǎobù ，lèi sǐ le ，pǎo wán hái dě yīshēn chòuhàn huíjiā ，wǒmen jiànshēn zhōngxīn kěshì yǒu gānjìng shūfu de línyùjiān ，jìnqù shí zhèyàng piāopiāoliàngliàng ，yùndòng wán hái kěyǐ jiē zhe qù yuēhuì 。

No way, it would be exhausting to run with competitive men and then you have to go home all smelly and sweaty, whereas my gym has nice clean showers, so you can look pretty on the way in and after you exercise you can go on a date straight afterwards.

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有研究说，女性是社交取向的，果然不错，连运动都还得有点儿社交性，要不跟我一块儿去跑操场，我也可以提醒你、激励你哟。

yǒu yánjiū shuō ，nǚxìng shì shèjiāo qǔxiàng de ，guǒrán bùcuò ，lián yùndòng dōu hái děi yǒudiǎnr shèjiāoxìng ，yàobu gēn wǒ yīkuàir qù pǎo cāochǎng ，wǒ yě kěyǐ tíxǐng nǐ 、jīlì nǐ yō 。

Some research found that women are more social, I guess it was correct, even with sport they need to be social, why don't you come with me to the sport field, I can remind you and encourage you.

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