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  *细* | 细* | *细
thin or slender / finely particulate / thin and soft / fine / delicate / trifling / (of a sound) quiet / frugal
HSK 4
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  *面* | 面* | *面
flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless
HSK 2
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  *团* | 团* | *团
round / lump / ball / to roll into a ball / to gather / regiment / group / society / classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke)
HSK 3
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  *轻* | 轻* | *轻
light / easy / gentle / soft / reckless / unimportant / frivolous / small in number / unstressed / neutral / to disparage
HSK 2
soda pop; carbonated soft drink
HSK 4
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  *烂* | 烂* | *烂
soft; mushy / well-cooked and soft / to rot; to decompose / rotten / worn out / chaotic; messy / utterly; thoroughly / crappy; bad
HSK 5
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  *软* | 软* | *软
soft / flexible
HSK 5
in a fine voice (idiom); softly spoken
young and tender / puerile / soft and immature
wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)
comfort / soft and fragrant / warm
HSK 7-9
snow skin mooncake (with a soft casing which is not baked, instead of the traditional baked pastry casing)
in a quiet voice; softly / (linguistics) neutral tone
low-gluten flour / cake flour / pastry flour / soft flour
tactful / euphemistic / (of voice etc) suave / soft
HSK 7-9
soft power (in international relations)
HSK 7-9
soft-spoken / afraid to speak out
to weaken / to go soft (at the knees)
gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman)
HSK 7-9
in a low voice / softly
7 Up (soft drink) / Hedy Holding Co., PRC computer manufacturer
soft, misty rain
to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
tender green; soft green
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  *柔* | 柔* | *柔
soft / flexible / supple / yielding / rho (Greek letter Ρρ)
handsome high-powered businessman (a type of character in an eponymous genre of romantic fiction who typically has a soft spot for a girl of lower social status)
excessive tendency to clemency (idiom) / soft-hearted (pejorative)
soft drink
(of an animal) soft-bodied / (Tw) software
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  *酥* | 酥* | *酥
flaky pastry / crunchy / limp / soft / silky
HSK 7-9
(loanword) soda / (loanword) carbonated drink; soft drink
Sprite (soft drink)
crumb (soft interior of a loaf of bread)
to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom) / fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom) / amenable to coaxing but not coercion
soft yolk (of a cooked egg)
hair / soft hair / down
soft seat (= first class in PRC trains)
reluctant to part / (of grass etc) soft and pliable, swaying in the wind
soft on the inside despite one's hard shell / appearing tough on the outside as to mask one's inner vulnerability / also written 內柔外剛|内柔外刚
jellied tofu / soft bean curd
Fanta (soft drink brand) / Fender (guitar brand)
jellied tofu / soft bean curd
to speak softly
half-cooked; (of vegetables) parboiled; (of steak) medium; (of eggs) soft-boiled
to stay for a time / to stop over / to lodge / to sink down (into soft ground) / leftovers
(aviation) soft landing / (economics) soft landing
soft; gentle; pliable
flexible / not rigid / spongy / soft or runny (not set hard) / loose (soil)
soft-spoken / affable / full of honeyed words
the soft and melodic Wu dialect
(loanword) sarsaparilla (carbonated soft drink) / (HK) (loanword) SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)
onsen tamago; hot spring egg (soft-boiled egg cooked slowly in hot spring water)
soft mixed vegetable and meat roll-up
(idiom) (to move or do sth) softly; quietly; gently
soft sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a softer bunk)
(loanword) macaron, French pastry with a soft filling sandwiched between the meringue-based cookie shells
soft
HSK 7-9
gentle and reserved / soft / feminine
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  *绵* | 绵* | *绵
silk floss / continuous / soft / weak / mild-mannered (dialect)
soft measuring tape (non-retractable type used for body measurements etc)
soft water (cf. 硬水, hard water)
soft candy (gummi candy, gumdrop, jellybean etc)
lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom) / fig. the pot calling the kettle black
sweet / soft / lovely (of sounds and voices)
(of food) starchy and soft
not to fight back / to take it lying down / to show weakness / to show one's softer side
soft, ineffectual fist (usu. of a woman)
delicate hands / woman's tender and soft hands
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  *茸* | 茸* | *茸
(bound form) (of newly sprouted grass) soft and fine; downy
soft palate
soft-shelled turtle / also termed 鱉|鳖
(coll.) pleasantly soft / comfy / (of words) gentle / soothing
(of food etc) soft; pulpy / (Tw) (of a person) lacking drive; shiftless; lazy
gradually; slowly / (of branches or hair) softly drooping
soft (bread) roll
to chant softly / to murmur
lit. a soft nail / fig. a tactful retort or rejection
water roux (aka tangzhong), a gelatinous paste made by heating a mixture of flour and water, used in breadmaking to produce a softer, fluffier loaf (loanword from Japanese 湯種 yudane)
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  *腻* | 腻* | *腻
greasy / soft / unctuous / intimate / tired of
soft seat (= first class in PRC trains)
soft ice-cream
gentle / soft
HSK 7-9
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  *韦* | 韦* | *韦
soft leather
soft-boiled egg
to have lost one's mind / crazy / soft in the head
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  *荏* | 荏* | *荏
beefsteak plant (Perilla frutescens) / soft / weak
hard water (cf. 軟水|软水, soft water)
fine and soft / valuables
(finance) concessional loan; soft loan
soft, fat meat of pig's belly / sow's sagging teats / weakling / flabby person / also written 囊膪
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  *胹* | 胹* | *胹
overcooked / soft
tender and soft as water / deeply attached to sb
jellied tofu / soft bean curd
soft and chewy (mouthfeel) / (of a voice) tender; coaxing; clinging
soft drink
soft and warm (of bread)
soft-scrambled egg (cooked until smooth and tender)
to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom) / life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure

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