Chinese Word: 能屈能伸 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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

1		dà zhàng fu 大丈夫 néng qū néng shēn 能屈能伸。 A man among men is he who knows when to eat humble pie and when to hold his head high.
2		wǒ men 我们 shì 是 yī kē shù 一棵树； wǒ men 我们 néng qū néng shēn 能屈能伸。 We' re a tree; we can bend.
3		dàn 但 zhǐ yǒu 只有 néng qū néng shēn 能屈能伸 de 的 rén cái 人才 xiǎn de 显得 gāo guì 高贵。 But it is exactly the ability to compromise that makes a man noble.
4		zhòng yào 重要 de 的 shì 是 néng qū néng shēn 能屈能伸， bìng 并 yuàn yì 愿意 jiē shòu 接受 gǎi biàn 改变。 Above all, be flexible and willing to undergo change.
5		tā 他 shuō 说： “ jiā zhǎng 家长 yīng dāng 应当 xiāng xìn 相信 hái zi 孩子 de 的 néng lì 能力， tā men 他们 néng qū néng shēn 能屈能伸。 ” "Parents should believe that children are able and flexible, " he said .

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1		dà zhàng fu 大丈夫 néng qū néng shēn 能屈能伸。 A man among men is he who knows when to eat humble pie and when to hold his head high.
2		wǒ men 我们 shì 是 yī kē shù 一棵树； wǒ men 我们 néng qū néng shēn 能屈能伸。 We' re a tree; we can bend.
3		dàn 但 zhǐ yǒu 只有 néng qū néng shēn 能屈能伸 de 的 rén cái 人才 xiǎn de 显得 gāo guì 高贵。 But it is exactly the ability to compromise that makes a man noble.
4		zhòng yào 重要 de 的 shì 是 néng qū néng shēn 能屈能伸， bìng 并 yuàn yì 愿意 jiē shòu 接受 gǎi biàn 改变。 Above all, be flexible and willing to undergo change.
5		tā 他 shuō 说： “ jiā zhǎng 家长 yīng dāng 应当 xiāng xìn 相信 hái zi 孩子 de 的 néng lì 能力， tā men 他们 néng qū néng shēn 能屈能伸。 ” "Parents should believe that children are able and flexible, " he said .