软化

軟化
ruǎnhuà
to soften

CEDICT

  1. to persuade using soft tactics
  2. to soften; to weaken

Wiktionary

  1. 强硬或倔强的态度逐渐变得缓和。
  2. 用温柔的手段使人屈服。
  3. 利用物理或化学作用除去水中含有钙、镁、铁的盐类的过程称为「软化」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 软 ruǎn
  1. soft
  2. flexible
=1 软 ruǎn variant of 软 ruǎn
2 化 huà
  1. to make into
  2. to change into
  3. -ization
  4. to ... -ize
  5. to transform
  6. abbr. for 化学 huàxué

Related entries

变软 biànruǎn to soften
蓋上鍋蓋煮至洋蔥變軟，然後揭開鍋蓋繼續煮至洋蔥呈現淺棕色。

Cover the pan and cook until tender, then remove the cover and continue the cooking until the onions are a light brown.

Source: Tatoeba

松动 sōngdòng
  1. loose
  2. slack
  3. (fig.) to soften (policies, tone of voice)
  4. to give some slack
  5. (of a place) not crowded
饧 xíng
  1. maltose syrup
  2. molasses
  3. heavy (eyelids)
  4. drowsy-eyed
  5. listless
  6. (of dough, candy etc) to soften
  7. to become soft and sticky