手软 shǒu ruǎn

to be lenient; to relent

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 13986th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to be lenient
  2. 2. to relent
  3. 3. to be reluctant to make a hard decision
  4. 4. to think twice

Characters

Character Meaning
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
软 ruǎn HSK 5
soft; flexible; variant of 軟ruǎn