Chinese–English

能屈能伸

néng qū néng shēn · neng qu neng shen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

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

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.