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ruǎn
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. soft
  2. 2. flexible

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 7772143)

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Words Containing 软

软盘
ruǎn pán

floppy disk

软片
ruǎn piàn

(photographic) film

防毒软件
fáng dú ruǎn jiàn

anti-virus software

吃软不吃硬
chī ruǎn bù chī yìng

lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)

共享软体
gòng xiǎng ruǎn tǐ

shareware

软呢
ruǎn ní

tweed

客户机软件
kè hù jī ruǎn jiàn

client software

软耳朵
ruǎn ěr duo

credulous person

软体动物
ruǎn tǐ dòng wù

mollusk

到手软
dào shǒu ruǎn

(do a manual task) until one's hands go limp with exhaustion

吴侬软语
wú nóng ruǎn yǔ

pleasant-sounding Wu dialect

软钉子
ruǎn dīng zi

lit. a soft nail

软弱
ruǎn ruò

weak

耳软
ěr ruǎn

credulous

软龈音
ruǎn yín yīn

velar sound (linguistics)

软流层
ruǎn liú céng

asthenosphere (geology)

自由软件基金会
zì yóu ruǎn jiàn jī jīn huì

Free Software Foundation

软骨鱼类
ruǎn gǔ yú lèi

cartilaginous fishes

软脚虾
ruǎn jiǎo xiā

weakling

微软公司
wēi ruǎn gōng sī

Microsoft Corporation

软坐
ruǎn zuò

soft seat (= first class in PRC trains)

间谍软件
jiàn dié ruǎn jiàn

spyware

细软
xì ruǎn

fine and soft

免费软件
miǎn fèi ruǎn jiàn

freeware

软件即服务
ruǎn jiàn jí fú wù

software as a service (SaaS)

小儿软骨病
xiǎo ér ruǎn gǔ bìng

rickets (medicine)

瘫软
tān ruǎn

limp

应用软体
yìng yòng ruǎn tǐ

application software

软梯
ruǎn tī

rope ladder

流氓软件
liú máng ruǎn jiàn

malware (computing)

吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn

lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)

柔软剂
róu ruǎn jì

fabric softener

软口盖
ruǎn kǒu gài

soft palate

软柿子
ruǎn shì zi

(coll.) pushover

软和
ruǎn huo

(coll.) pleasantly soft

酥软
sū ruǎn

weak (of body or limbs)

开放源码软件
kāi fàng yuán mǎ ruǎn jiàn

open source software (OSS)

搜寻软体
sōu xún ruǎn tǐ

search software

软件系统
ruǎn jiàn xì tǒng

software system

软烂
ruǎn làn

(of food etc) soft

软化
ruǎn huà

to soften

软骨鱼
ruǎn gǔ yú

cartilaginous fish (such as sharks)

财务软件
cái wù ruǎn jiàn

financial software

耳根子软
ěr gēn zi ruǎn

credulous

软玉
ruǎn yù

nephrite

软刀子
ruǎn dāo zi

(lit.) the soft knife

软木
ruǎn mù

cork

软骨病
ruǎn gǔ bìng

chondropathy (medicine)

软足类
ruǎn zú lèi

(coll.) inkfish

软肋
ruǎn lèi

rib cartilage

斜纹软呢
xié wén ruǎn ní

tweed

软件企业
ruǎn jiàn qǐ yè

software company

发软
fā ruǎn

to weaken

软体
ruǎn tǐ

soft-bodied (animal)

软着陆
ruǎn zhuó lù

soft landing (e.g. of spacecraft)

软件
ruǎn jiàn

(computer) software

软糖
ruǎn táng

soft candy (gummi candy, gumdrop, jellybean etc)

杀毒软件
shā dú ruǎn jiàn

antivirus software

教学软体
jiào xué ruǎn tǐ

courseware

软腭音
ruǎn è yīn

(linguistics) velar consonant

软管
ruǎn guǎn

hose

软骨
ruǎn gǔ

cartilage

软件平台
ruǎn jiàn píng tái

software platform

软木塞
ruǎn mù sāi

cork

松软
sōng ruǎn

flexible

软席
ruǎn xí

soft seat (= first class in PRC trains)

吃软饭
chī ruǎn fàn

to live off a woman

勒索软件
lè suǒ ruǎn jiàn

ransomware (computing)

软硬件
ruǎn yìng jiàn

software and hardware

恶意软件
è yì ruǎn jiàn

malware (computing)

骺软骨板
hóu ruǎn gǔ bǎn

epiphyseal plate

软磁盘
ruǎn cí pán

floppy disk

软骨头
ruǎn gǔ tou

weak, cowardly person

微软
wēi ruǎn

Microsoft Corporation

软卧
ruǎn wò

soft sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a softer bunk)

自由软件
zì yóu ruǎn jiàn

free software (i.e. software for which sharing, modification etc is permitted)

软膏
ruǎn gāo

ointment

服软
fú ruǎn

to admit defeat

柿子挑软的捏
shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē

lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)

软饮料
ruǎn yǐn liào

soft drink

软包
ruǎn bāo

soft (bread) roll

电脑软件
diàn nǎo ruǎn jiàn

computer software

软流圈
ruǎn liú quān

asthenosphere (geology)

嘴硬心软
zuǐ yìng xīn ruǎn

see 刀子嘴,豆腐心[dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn]

吃硬不吃软
chī yìng bù chī ruǎn

susceptible to force but not persuasion

软脂酸
ruǎn zhī suān

palmitic acid (chemistry)

手软
shǒu ruǎn

to be lenient

软件开发
ruǎn jiàn kāi fā

software development

雷公打豆腐,拣软的欺
léi gōng dǎ dòu fu , jiǎn ruǎn de qī

the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person

软禁
ruǎn jìn

to place under house arrest

软文
ruǎn wén

advertorial

软甲纲
ruǎn jiǎ gāng

Malacostraca, a large class of crustaceans

软尺
ruǎn chǐ

soft ruler

耳朵软
ěr duo ruǎn

credulous

软组织
ruǎn zǔ zhī

soft tissue

软件技术
ruǎn jiàn jì shù

software technology

软硬不吃
ruǎn yìng bù chī

unmoved by force or persuasion

软实力
ruǎn shí lì

soft power (in international relations)

软件开发人员
ruǎn jiàn kāi fā rén yuán

software developer

应用软件
yìng yòng ruǎn jiàn

application software

疲软
pí ruǎn

tired and feeble

嘴软
zuǐ ruǎn

soft-spoken

数据库软件
shù jù kù ruǎn jiàn

database software

软毛
ruǎn máo

fur

软碟
ruǎn dié

floppy disk

酸软
suān ruǎn

aching and weary

软糯
ruǎn nuò

soft and chewy (mouthfeel)

耳根软
ěr gēn ruǎn

credulous

软泥
ruǎn ní

soft mud

浏览软件
liú lǎn ruǎn jiàn

a web browser

软腭
ruǎn è

soft palate

柔软
róu ruǎn

soft

心软
xīn ruǎn

to be softhearted

软磨硬泡
ruǎn mó yìng pào

to coax and pester (idiom)

软座
ruǎn zuò

soft seat (on trains or boats)

软体配送者
ruǎn tǐ pèi sòng zhě

software distributor

软饮
ruǎn yǐn

soft drink

软绵绵
ruǎn mián mián

soft

软磁碟
ruǎn cí dié

floppy disk

软件包
ruǎn jiàn bāo

software package

土耳其软糖
tǔ ěr qí ruǎn táng

Turkish delight

软库
ruǎn kù

Softbank corporation, Japanese e-commerce firm

软木砖
ruǎn mù zhuān

cork tile

软硬兼施
ruǎn yìng jiān shī

use both carrot and stick

杀软
shā ruǎn

antivirus software

软脚蟹
ruǎn jiǎo xiè

same as 軟腳蝦|软脚虾[ruǎn jiǎo xiā]

软体业
ruǎn tǐ yè

the software industry

变软
biàn ruǎn

to soften