It's not a commendatory word or a derogatory word, but a neutral word.

1. Meaning of the idiom

Being able to meet the needs of both sides (Pinyin: zuǒ yòu féng yuán) is a Chinese idiom, which means to meet plenty of water everywhere, and originally meant to be appreciative and able to cope with it; Later, it is also a metaphor for being handy and very smooth. From Mencius Li Lou in the Pre-Qin period: "If the capital is deep, you can take it from the left and right."

2. Idiom structure and semantic

Subject-predicate structure, which are generally used as predicates, adverbials and complements in sentences; There are two kinds of usage: commendatory and derogatory. When commendatory, it means that things are handy and very smooth. When derogatory, it is used to satirize people who are smooth and opportunistic.

3, idiom meaning

At first, it was said that when learning, if you accumulate a lot, it is like "coming to the source with living water", you can "meet the source from both sides". Mr. Liang Shiqiu once commented on Liang Qichao, a master of Chinese studies, saying that his knowledge was "extensive and profound, interesting in writing, and balanced".

But now the meaning of this idiom has changed, and it is mostly used to describe tact, which obviously deviates from the original meaning of the idiom. In life, it's not all derogatory. If you can do it, you must have some accumulation. Only after accumulation can you be handy.

It's a rare state to be able to achieve balance in study or work, not just being tactful in dealing with people. In the process of interacting with others, it is everyone's wish to get everyone's help when dealing with problems. So help others a lot in life, and you can get both ends meet when you are in trouble.

4. Can people who are well-balanced make friends

It is true that when choosing friends, you should be free and sincere more often. Send an invitation with your sincere heart and invite the other party to participate in your own world. But in this activity, we should also pay attention to one thing. Those who are very popular, it is best not to be intimate.

People with good popularity have their own fixed mode of making friends, and seldom give their sincerity; For people with different personalities and backgrounds, they will naturally transform into corresponding patterns and become friends with them. Those who are very popular have concealed their sincerity when making friends. Seemingly sincere, but actually ruthless. Such a person, naturally, can't fraternize.