néng qū néng shēn

能屈能伸 (néng qū néng shēn) is a Chinese word meaning “can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take; flexible”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 能屈能伸

能néng · can屈qū · bent能néng · can伸shēn · to stretch

Related words

能can能surname Neng可能might (happen)不能cannot能够to be capable of能力capability只能can only能量energy能否whether or not伸to stretch可能性possibility; probability尽可能as far as possible; to the best of one's ability

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