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捭阖
bǎi​hé

to manipulate people

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 捭 bǎi
    to open
    (literary) to open; to spread out (now used primarily in the compound 捭阖 bǎi​hé)
  2. 阖 闔 hé nounverb
    to close
    (literary) to shut; to close; used in phrases like 阖眼 hé​yǎn meaning to close one's eyes