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软硬兼施
ruǎn yìng jiān shī
What 软硬兼施 means
- use both carrot and stick
- use gentle methods and force
- an iron hand in a velvet glove
The characters in 软硬兼施
- 软ruǎnsoft; flexible
- 硬yìnghard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly
- 兼jiāndouble; twice; simultaneous
- 施shī(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc); to distribute (alms etc)…
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