How to say “flexible” in Chinese
flexible, agile
“Flexible” in Chinese is 灵活, líng huó: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
灵活 is read líng huó: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 火 “fire”. The second meaning is “spirit, soul”.
On the left, 氵 “water”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “灵活”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “flexible” in Chinese?
“Flexible” in Chinese is 灵活, pinyin línghuó.
What does 灵活 mean?
灵活 (línghuó) means “flexible, agile”.
How do you write 灵活?
灵活 is 2 characters: 灵 (líng) — nimble, clever; spirit; 活 (huó) — live; alive. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 灵活?
灵活 is read línghuó. Tones: líng — second tone, huó — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“flexible” in the lesson “The job interview”
This word is from the topic “Character” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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