軟化

软化
ruǎnhuà
to soften

CEDICT

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

Wiktionary

  1. 強硬或倔強的態度逐漸變得緩和。
  2. 用溫柔的手段使人屈服。
  3. 利用物理或化學作用除去水中含有鈣、鎂、鐵的鹽類的過程稱為「軟化」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 軟 ruǎn
  1. soft
  2. flexible
2 化 huà
  1. to make into
  2. to change into
  3. -ization
  4. to ... -ize
  5. to transform
  6. abbr. for 化學 huàxué

Related entries

變軟 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

鬆動 sōngdòng
  1. loose
  2. slack
  3. (fig.) to soften (policies, tone of voice)
  4. to give some slack
  5. (of a place) not crowded
餳 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