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lenient treatment; to give one's opponent a way out

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lenient treatment
  2. 2. to give one's opponent a way out
  3. 3. open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly

Characters

Character Meaning
net; network
to open; to turn on; to start
one; 1; single
face; surface; aspect