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灵活
línghuó
Description
"灵活"是说一个人或者东西可以很容易地动，也可以说做事的方法可以改变。
"灵活" means that a person or thing can move easily, or that a way of doing things can change.
比如手很灵活，或者时间安排很灵活。
For example, hands can be very 灵活, or a schedule can be very 灵活.
Meanings
灵活línghuó
nimble; agile; able to move easily
她的手指很灵活。
Her fingers are very nimble.
灵活línghuó
flexible; adaptable (of methods or arrangements)
我们的工作时间很灵活。
Our working hours are very flexible.
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Notes
- Etymology
灵 (quick, clever) + 活 (lively, alive) combine to mean quick and lively.
- Nuance
use for both physical agility and abstract flexibility in plans or thinking.
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