委曲周全 — “To bend for completeness”
委曲周全 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make concessions and be accommodating for the sake of achieving a complete or satisfactory outcome; to compromise for thoroughness”. Literally, “To bend for completeness”.
委曲周全 Pronunciation and Pinyin
委曲周全 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 委曲周全
Idioms Related to 委曲周全
Synonyms of 委曲周全
More idioms starting with 委
- wěi委jué决bù不xià下unable to make up one's mind
- wēi委wēi委tuó佗tuó佗dignified and graceful
- wěi委wěi委qū屈qū屈wronged and aggrieved
- wěi委wěi委qū曲qū曲winding, tortuous, or overly accommodating
- wěi委qū曲qiú求quán全compromise for the greater good
- wěi委zuì罪yú于rén人shift the blame onto others
- wěi委ròu肉hǔ虎xī蹊abandon meat on a tiger's path
- wěi委guò过yú于rén人shift blame onto others
- wěi委zhòng重tóu投jiān艰entrust with heavy and difficult tasks
- wěi委mǐ靡bù不zhèn振dejected and dispirited
Recommended tools
Bingo Cards
Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →Questions about 委曲周全
What does 委曲周全 mean?
委曲周全 (wěi qū zhōu quán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make concessions and be accommodating for the sake of achieving a complete or satisfactory outcome; to compromise for thoroughness”.
How do you pronounce 委曲周全?
委曲周全 is pronounced wěi qū zhōu quán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 委曲周全 literally mean?
Literally, 委曲周全 means “to bend for completeness”. It is used to mean “to make concessions and be accommodating for the sake of achieving a complete or satisfactory outcome; to compromise for thoroughness”.
What is the Chinese definition of 委曲周全?
委曲：同“委屈”，曲意求全。曲意迁就，以求得事情的完成