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手软

shǒu ruǎn

2-character word Traditional 手軟

What 手软 means

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

The characters in 手软

• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work
• 软ruǎnsoft; flexible

Words containing 手软

• 到手软dào shǒu ruǎn(do a manual task) until one's hands go limp with exhaustion
• 心慈手软xīn cí shǒu ruǎn(idiom) softhearted; merciful

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