能屈能伸 néng qū néng shēn

flexible

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 56767th word

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
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