柔能克剛 róu néng kè gāng

lit. the soft can subdue the hard

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. the soft can subdue the hard

Characters

Character Meaning
柔 róu HSK 5
soft; flexible; supple
能 néng HSK 1
can; to be able to; ability
克 kè HSK 4
to restrain; to subdue; to overthrow
剛 gāng
just; exactly; hard