博采众长

博採眾長
bócǎizhòngcháng

to adopt the strengths of others

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 博 bó
  1. (bound form) abundant; plentiful; extensive; wide
  2. to win; to gain
  3. to play; to gamble
  4. learned; well-read
  5. (bound form) doctoral degree (abbr. for 博士 bóshì)
  6. (bound form) blog (abbr. for 博客 bókè)
=1 博 bó old variant of 博 bó
=2 采 cǎi
  1. to pick
  2. to pluck
  3. to collect
  4. to select
  5. to choose
  6. to gather
=2 采 cǎi
  1. color
  2. complexion
  3. looks
  4. variant of 彩 cǎi
  5. variant of 采 cǎi
=2 采 cài used in 采邑 càiyì and 采地 càidì
=2 采 cǎi
  1. (alt. form 埰) feudal estate; fief
  2. feudal estate; fief
  3. government official
=2 采 cǎi oak
=3 众 Zhòng abbr. for 众议院 Zhòngyìyuàn, House of Representatives
=3 众 zhòng
  1. (bound form) crowd; multitude
  2. (bound form) many; numerous
=3 众 zhòng variant of 众 zhòng
=3 众 yín
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) appearance of crowd standing
  2. appearance of crowd standing
=4 长 cháng
  1. long
  2. (bound form) length
  3. (bound form) strong point; forte
  4. (bound form) to be good at
  5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. zhàng)
=4 长 zhǎng
  1. chief
  2. head
  3. elder
  4. to grow
  5. to develop
  6. to increase
  7. to enhance