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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

灵活 [línghuó]
  1. 1. adjective [敏捷的] agile
  2. 2. adjective [机动的] flexible

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

灵活 [línghuó]
  1. 1. nimble; agile; quick
    手脚灵活
    dexterous and quick in action
    脑筋灵活
    be quick-witted; have a supple mind
  2. 2. flexible; elastic
    灵活多样的经营方式
    flexible and diversified forms of ope? ation

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

灵活 [línghuó]
  1. 1. 敏捷;不僵硬
    年轻人手脚灵活
  2. 2. 善于变通;不拘泥
    方法灵活多样
    灵活处理。

Examples

处事该灵活时要灵活,不能死脑筋。
One should not be stubborn, but flexible, when dealing with things.
你可以根据情况机动灵活地处置。
You can deal with it flexibly as you see fit.
脑筋灵活
be quick-witted; have a supple mind
脑子灵活
quick-witted
鄙意以为,对这个问题应该灵活对待。
I personally believe that we should be flexible in dealing with this problem.
做事的方法不能太僵板,要灵活行事。
You should deal with things in a flexible way.
学习不能总是死啃书本,要灵活掌握。
You can't read your books just for the sake of reading them; you should master them thoroughly.
你怎么这样死性呀,这事应该灵活掌握嘛。
Why are you so inflexible? This should be handled according to the conditions.

Collocations

头脑灵活
a vivid brain
方法灵活
the method is vivid
灵活运用
to use flexibly
灵活的身手
a vivid artistic skill
灵活
to work properly
机智灵活
vividly tactful
十分灵活
very vivid

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