能伸能屈 néng shēn néng qū

flexible

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. flexible
  2. 2. can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take

Characters

Character Meaning
能 néng HSK 1
can; to be able to; ability
伸 shēn HSK 5
to stretch; to extend
能 néng HSK 1
can; to be able to; ability
屈 qū HSK 5
to feel wronged; bent; surname Qu