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委曲求全 (wěi qū qiú quán) — to accept a compromise
Characters
委 (wěi) — to appoint, to commission, to send
曲 (qū) — crooked, bent; wrong, false
求 (qiú) — to seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg for
全 (quán) — whole, entire, complete; to preserve
Words with Same Characters
全国人大常委会 (Quán guó Rén Dà Cháng Wěi huì) — Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (abbr. of 全国人民代表大会常务委员会)
全国人民代表大会常务委员会 (Quán guó Rén mín Dài biǎo Dà huì Cháng wù Wěi yuán huì) — Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
委曲 (wěi qū) — to feel wronged; to feel aggrieved
忍辱求全 (rěn rǔ qiú quán) — to endure humiliation to preserve unity
求全责备 (qiú quán zé bèi) — to demand perfection (idiom)
责备求全 (zé bèi qiú quán) — see 求全责备
安全 (ān quán) — safe; secure
要求 (yāo qiú) — to request
完全 (wán quán) — complete; whole
全 (quán) — all
全部 (quán bù) — whole; all
全都 (quán dōu) — all
全球 (quán qiú) — the whole world
全身 (quán shēn) — the whole body
请求 (qǐng qiú) — to request; to ask
Synonyms
不敢越雷池一步 (bù gǎn yuè Léi chí yī bù) — dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit
卑怯 (bēi qiè) — mean and cowardly; abject
唯唯诺诺 (wéi wéi nuò nuò) — (idiom) to be a yes-man
孬 (nāo) — (dialect) contracted form of 不好
心虚 (xīn xū) — lacking in confidence; diffident; to have a guilty conscience
怯 (qiè) — timid; cowardly; rustic
怯声怯气 (qiè shēng qiè qì) — to speak in a frightened voice that lacks courage (idiom)
怯弱 (qiè ruò) — timid; weak
Example Sentences
她一直委曲求全，忍气吞声。 — She has always swallowed her pride and endured in silence.
为了家庭和睦，他选择委曲求全。 — For the sake of family harmony, he chose to compromise.
在谈判中，弱势一方往往不得不委曲求全。 — In negotiations, the weaker party often has no choice but to compromise.
她不愿再委曲求全，决定勇敢地说出真相。 — She refused to keep compromising and decided to speak the truth bravely.
多年来他一直委曲求全地维持这段关系，直到再也无法忍受才提出离开。 — For years he compromised to maintain the relationship, until he could no longer bear it and finally proposed to leave.