手软 手軟
手软 手軟 shǒu ruǎn ㄕㄡˇ ㄖㄨㄢˇ sau2 jyun5
- to be lenient
- to relent
- to be reluctant to make a hard decision
- to think twice
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手
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 二手 èr shǒu ㄦˋ ㄕㄡˇ ji6 sau2 indirectly acquired
- 人手 rén shǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ jan4 sau2 manpower
- 伸手 shēn shǒu ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ san1 sau2 to reach out with one's hand
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- 凶手 兇手 xiōng shǒu ㄒㄩㄥ ㄕㄡˇ hung1 sau2 murderer
- 入手 rù shǒu ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ jap6 sau2 to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 从 + {noun} + 入手: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point")
- 两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ loeng5 sau2 one's two hands
- 出手 chū shǒu ㄔㄨ ㄕㄡˇ ceot1 sau2 to dispose of
- 分手 fēn shǒu ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇ fan1 sau2 to part company
- 助手 zhù shǒu ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ zo6 sau2 assistant; helper
- 动手 動手 dòng shǒu ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dung6 sau2 to set about (a task)
- 失手 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 a slip
- 好手 hǎo shǒu ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ hou2 sau2 expert
- 射手 shè shǒu ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄡˇ se6 sau2 archer
- 对手 對手 duì shǒu ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ deoi3 sau2 opponent
- 帮手 幫手 bāng shou ㄅㄤ ˙ㄕㄡ bong1 sau2 helper; assistant
- 得手 dé shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sau2 to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
- 手册 手冊 shǒu cè ㄕㄡˇ ㄘㄜˋ sau2 caak3 manual; handbook
- 手动 手動 shǒu dòng ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ sau2 dung6 manual
软 軟
- 心软 心軟 xīn ruǎn ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨㄢˇ sam1 jyun5 to be softhearted
- 柔软 柔軟 róu ruǎn ㄖㄡˊ ㄖㄨㄢˇ jau4 jyun5 soft
- 软件 軟件 ruǎn jiàn ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ jyun5 gin2 software
- 软弱 軟弱 ruǎn ruò ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ jyun5 joek6 weak
- 软体 軟體 ruǎn tǐ ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇ jyun5 tai2 (of an animal) soft-bodied
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- 软实力 軟實力 ruǎn shí lì ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄕˊ ㄌㄧˋ jyun5 sat6 lik6 soft power (in international relations)
- 嘴软 嘴軟 zuǐ ruǎn ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄖㄨㄢˇ zeoi2 jyun5 soft-spoken
- 微软 微軟 Wēi ruǎn ㄨㄟ ㄖㄨㄢˇ mei4 jyun5 Microsoft Corporation
- 服软 服軟 fú ruǎn ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄢˇ fuk6 jyun5 to admit defeat
- 杀软 殺軟 shā ruǎn ㄕㄚ ㄖㄨㄢˇ saat3 jyun5 antivirus software
- 疲软 疲軟 pí ruǎn ㄆㄧˊ ㄖㄨㄢˇ pei4 jyun5 tired and feeble
- 瘫软 癱軟 tān ruǎn ㄊㄢ ㄖㄨㄢˇ taan1 jyun5 limp
- 发软 發軟 fā ruǎn ㄈㄚ ㄖㄨㄢˇ faat3 jyun5 to weaken
- 细软 細軟 xì ruǎn ㄒㄧˋ ㄖㄨㄢˇ sai3 jyun5 fine and soft
- 耳软 耳軟 ěr ruǎn ㄦˇ ㄖㄨㄢˇ ji5 jyun5 credulous
- 变软 變軟 biàn ruǎn ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨㄢˇ bin3 jyun5 to soften
- 软包 軟包 ruǎn bāo ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄠ jyun5 baau1 soft (bread) roll
- 软化 軟化 ruǎn huà ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ jyun5 faa3 to soften
- 软呢 軟呢 ruǎn ní ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄋㄧˊ jyun5 nei4 soft, pliable wool fabric
- 软和 軟和 ruǎn huo ㄖㄨㄢˇ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ jyun5 wo4 (coll.) pleasantly soft
Idioms with these characters
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 碍手碍脚 礙手礙腳 ài shǒu ài jiǎo ㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ngoi6 sau2 ngoi6 goek3 (idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
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- 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán ㄔˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4 (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
- 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ cou3 sau2 bat1 kap6 no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
- 大手大脚 大手大腳 dà shǒu dà jiǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ daai6 sau2 daai6 goek3 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
- 大显身手 大顯身手 dà xiǎn shēn shǒu ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ daai6 hin2 san1 sau2 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
- 得心应手 得心應手 dé xīn yìng shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sam1 jing3 sau2 lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
- 放开手脚 放開手腳 fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ fong3 hoi1 sau2 goek3 to have free rein (idiom)
- 缚手缚脚 縛手縛腳 fù shǒu fù jiǎo ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ bok3 sau2 bok3 goek3 (idiom) to be bound by too many restrictions