留情

liúqíng
  1. to relent (to spare sb's feelings)
  2. to show mercy or forgiveness
  3. to forbear
  4. lenient

CEDICT

to show mercy; to relent; to be lenient

Wiktionary

  1. 留情面。有寬恕、原諒的意思。
  2. 用情、動情。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 留 liú old variant of 留 liú
=1 留 liú
  1. to leave (a message etc)
  2. to retain
  3. to stay
  4. to remain
  5. to keep
  6. to preserve
=1 留 liú old variant of 留 liú
2 情 qíng
  1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion
  2. (bound form) situation; condition

Containing this entry

手下留情 shǒuxiàliúqíng
  1. lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me
  2. Do not judge me too harshly.
  3. Look favorably on my humble efforts.
毫不留情 háobùliúqíng
  1. to show no quarter
  2. ruthless
  3. relentless

Related entries

手軟 shǒuruǎn
  1. to be lenient
  2. to relent
  3. to be reluctant to make a hard decision
  4. to think twice
鬆口 sōngkǒu
  1. to let go of sth held in one's mouth
  2. (fig.) to relent
  3. to yield
寬容 kuānróng
  1. lenient
  2. tolerant
  3. indulgent
  4. charitable
  5. to forgive
寬大 kuāndà
  1. spacious
  2. wide
  3. lenient
寬 kuān
  1. wide
  2. broad
  3. loose
  4. relaxed
  5. lenient
這條河寬一英里。

This river is one mile across.

Source: Tatoeba

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