能屈能伸 néng qū néng shēn 🔊 can bow and submit, or can stand tall… + Keep this word Meanings néng qū néng shēn can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and takeflexible Its characters 能néngcan; to be able toHSK 1屈qūbent伸shēnto stretchHSK 5