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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 能屈能伸

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
能屈能伸 néng qū néng shēn - can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
- flexible

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 57,772 43,584 18,150

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
néng- surname Neng
néng- can
- to be able to
- might possibly
- ability
- (physics) energy
- surname Qu
- bent
- to feel wronged
néng- surname Neng
néng- can
- to be able to
- might possibly
- ability
- (physics) energy
shēn- to stretch
- to extend

Other Words Containing 能屈能伸

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
能屈能伸 - - 57,772 43,584 18,150