网开三面 wǎng kāi sān miàn

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. to leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly

Characters

Character Meaning
网 wǎng HSK 3
net; network
开 kāi HSK 1
to open; to turn on; to start
三 sān HSK 1
three; 3; surname San
面 miàn HSK 1
face; surface; aspect