Tā néngshàngnéngxià, cóng zǒngjīnglǐ dào jīcéng yuángōng dōu gàn guò.
He is flexible about rank — he has served both as general manager and as a frontline employee.
Tips
usage
Stock phrase in discussions of cadre promotion and performance-based management. Positive — praises the absence of rank-consciousness. Often paired with 能进能出 (ready to join or leave) or 能伸能屈 (can bend or stretch).
memory
Four-character grammatical parallel: 能 + 上 / 能 + 下. 'Can go up, can go down' — a willingness to move in either direction on the career ladder.
