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大丈夫能屈能伸
dà​zhàng​fu​néng​qū​néng​shēn

to be flexible as the situation requires

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 大丈夫 dà​zhàng​fu
    a real man
    a manly man; a man of character, fortitude, and courage
  2. 能屈能伸 néng​qū​néng​shēn
    to be adaptable
    can bend and submit or stand tall; able to adapt to circumstances by showing restraint in times of failure and exercising one's ambition in times of success