<ol>
<li>灵活: 快捷;不死板: nimble, quick, not rigid</li>
<li>灵活: 不拘泥于固有模式,善于变通: not bound by fixed patterns, good at adapting</li>
</ol>
<p>柔韧: 柔软而坚韧: soft and strong but pliable</p>
<p>a flexible schedule:<br />
灵活性的计划表<br />
可变通的日程表<br />
灵活的计划表</p>

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2024-01-08T07:23:57.700Z
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Pedroski
<p>柔韧 means &quot;soft yet tough / tenacious.&quot; You can use 柔韧 to describe toilet paper. It is a pure physical property.</p>
<p>灵活 is &quot;agile, nimble.&quot; It can be physical, mental, mechanical, etc. A gymnast can be 灵活, so can a monkey or rabbit. Even reactions can be described as 灵活.</p>
<p>&quot;Flexible&quot; doesn't quite match up with either.</p>

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fat penguin
<p>柔韧 relates to a person's <strong>physical flexibility</strong> to bend/stretch, for example, &quot;她的身體像草般的柔韧&quot; means &quot;her body is as flexible as grass&quot;.</p>
<p>灵活 is the agility of a person's <strong>body parts coordination</strong>, <strong>brain function/thought process</strong>, and the flexibility of a thing's <strong>making direction changes</strong>. Examples are: &quot;她的身手佷灵活 - her body parts coordination is very flexible&quot;, &quot;她的腦筋佷灵活 - she has a very quick flexible mind&quot;, and &quot;灵活的政策 - flexible policy&quot;.</p>
<p>&quot;flexible schedule&quot; - <strong>灵活的</strong>时间表/计划</p>
<p>&quot;flexible hamstrings&quot; - <strong>灵活的</strong>腿筋</p>

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r13
<ul>
<li><strong>柔韧</strong>(soft, firm and stretchable) = <strong>flexible</strong> -  describes <strong>body</strong> or <strong>muscl</strong>e.</li>
</ul>
<p>Example:</p>
<p>Ballet dancers' <strong>bodies</strong> are very <strong>flexible</strong> (<strong>柔韧</strong>)</p>
<p>Boxers' <strong>muscles</strong> are very <strong>flexible</strong> (<strong>柔韧</strong>)</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>灵活</strong>(agile and lively) = <strong>agile</strong>/ <strong>flexible</strong> - describes <strong>moveability</strong> or <strong>agility</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>Example:</p>
<p>My wrist has recovered and become <strong>flexible</strong> (<strong>灵活</strong>) again, (I can <strong>turn it in wide angles</strong> again)</p>
<p>Footballers' movements are very <strong>agile</strong> (<strong>灵活</strong>) (they can <strong>change directions quickly</strong>)</p>
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<p>Which one suits more to “schedule”?</p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>flexible</strong> schedule = <strong>灵活</strong>的时间表 (it can be flexibly changed)</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>What is the difference between 柔韧 and 灵活 ?
Both mean flexible (and both are adjectives, as I see).
Which one suits more to “schedule” for instance - “flexible schedule” ?
And which suit to “hamstrings”.
Thank you </p>

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What is the difference between 柔韧 and 灵活?
# What is the difference between 柔韧 and 灵活?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-01-07)

What is the difference between 柔韧 and 灵活 ?
Both mean flexible (and both are adjectives, as I see).
Which one suits more to “schedule” for instance - “flexible schedule” ?
And which suit to “hamstrings”.
Thank you

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-01-08. Score: 1

1. 灵活: 快捷;不死板: nimble, quick, not rigid
2. 灵活: 不拘泥于固有模式,善于变通: not bound by fixed patterns, good at adapting

柔韧: 柔软而坚韧: soft and strong but pliable

a flexible schedule:  
灵活性的计划表  
可变通的日程表  
灵活的计划表


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### Answer by username_2 on 2024-02-09. Score: 1

柔韧 means "soft yet tough / tenacious." You can use 柔韧 to describe toilet paper. It is a pure physical property.

灵活 is "agile, nimble." It can be physical, mental, mechanical, etc. A gymnast can be 灵活, so can a monkey or rabbit. Even reactions can be described as 灵活.

"Flexible" doesn't quite match up with either.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2024-01-07. Score: 1

柔韧 relates to a person's **physical flexibility** to bend/stretch, for example, "她的身體像草般的柔韧" means "her body is as flexible as grass".

灵活 is the agility of a person's **body parts coordination**, **brain function/thought process**, and the flexibility of a thing's **making direction changes**. Examples are: "她的身手佷灵活 - her body parts coordination is very flexible", "她的腦筋佷灵活 - she has a very quick flexible mind", and "灵活的政策 - flexible policy".

"flexible schedule" - **灵活的**时间表/计划

"flexible hamstrings" - **灵活的**腿筋


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### Answer by username_4 on 2024-01-07. Score: 0

* **柔韧**(soft, firm and stretchable) = **flexible** - describes **body** or **muscl**e.

Example:

Ballet dancers' **bodies** are very **flexible** (**柔韧**)

Boxers' **muscles** are very **flexible** (**柔韧**)

* **灵活**(agile and lively) = **agile**/ **flexible** - describes **moveability** or **agility**

Example:

My wrist has recovered and become **flexible** (**灵活**) again, (I can **turn it in wide angles** again)

Footballers' movements are very **agile** (**灵活**) (they can **change directions quickly**)

> Which one suits more to “schedule”?

**flexible** schedule = **灵活**的时间表 (it can be flexibly changed)


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