大丈夫能屈能伸 dà zhàng fu néng qū néng shēn

flexible; ready to give and take

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. flexible
  2. 2. ready to give and take
  3. 3. A leader can submit or can stand tall as required.

Characters

Character Meaning
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
丈 zhàng HSK 2
husband; measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)
夫 fu HSK 2
husband; man; manual worker
能 néng HSK 1
can; to be able to; ability
屈 qū HSK 5
to feel wronged; bent; surname Qu
能 néng HSK 1
can; to be able to; ability
伸 shēn HSK 5
to stretch; to extend