手软

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

CEDICT

  1. to be irresolute when firmness is needed; to be softhearted
  2. to be limp or tired on one's hands

Wiktionary

不忍心下手或因慌乱而出手不够迅速狠重。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 手 shǒu
  1. hand
  2. (formal) to hold
  3. person engaged in certain types of work
  4. person skilled in certain types of work
  5. personal(ly)
  6. convenient
  7. classifier for skill

classifiers: 雙, 隻
=2 软 ruǎn
  1. soft
  2. flexible
=2 软 ruǎn variant of 软 ruǎn

Containing this entry

心慈手软 xīncíshǒuruǎn (idiom) softhearted; merciful

Related entries

从轻 cóngqīng to be lenient (in sentencing)
留情 liúqíng
  1. to relent (to spare sb's feelings)
  2. to show mercy or forgiveness
  3. to forbear
  4. lenient
松口 sōngkǒu
  1. to let go of sth held in one's mouth
  2. (fig.) to relent
  3. to yield