能屈能伸
néng qū néng shēn
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

能
Néng
  1. 1 surname Neng
伸出
shēn chū
  1. 1 to extend
功能
gōng néng
  1. 1 function
  2. 2 capability
可能
kě néng
  1. 1 might (happen)
  2. 2 possible
  3. 3 probable
  4. 4 possibility
  5. 5 probability
  6. 6 maybe
  7. 7 perhaps
  8. 8 classifier: 个 gè
委屈
wěi qu
  1. 1 to feel wronged
  2. 2 to cause sb to feel wronged
  3. 3 grievance

Idioms (20)

不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
任贤使能
rèn xián shǐ néng
  1. 1 to appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)
倘能如此
tǎng néng rú cǐ
  1. 1 if it is possible (idiom)
力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí
  1. 1 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
  2. 2 within one's powers