软刀子 ruǎn dāo zi

(lit.) the soft knife; (fig.) underhanded tactics

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (lit.) the soft knife
  2. 2. (fig.) underhanded tactics
  3. 3. devious means of attack

Characters

Character Meaning
软 ruǎn HSK 5
soft; flexible; variant of 軟ruǎn
刀 dāo HSK 4
knife; blade; classifier for knife cuts or stabs
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child