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HSK
(computer) software
HSK 5
weak (of body or limbs) / limp / gone soft
the soft and melodic Wu dialect
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *軟* | 軟* | *軟
soft / flexible
HSK 5
ransomware (computing)
fine and soft / valuables
weak / feeble / flabby
HSK 7-9
client software
software system
soft
HSK 7-9
software technology
to live off a woman
limp / weak
(photographic) film
application software
soft, pliable wool fabric
malware (computing)
software development
floppy disk
free software (i.e. software for which sharing, modification etc is permitted)
use both carrot and stick / use gentle methods and force / an iron hand in a velvet glove
freeware
antivirus software / abbr. for 殺毒軟件|杀毒软件
susceptible to force but not persuasion
soft power (in international relations)
HSK 7-9
lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom) / amenable to coaxing but not coercion
the software industry
to be lenient / to relent / to be reluctant to make a hard decision / to think twice
shareware
(do a manual task) until one's hands go limp with exhaustion
malware (computing)
software platform
to be softhearted / to be tenderhearted / to be kindhearted
(idiom) softhearted; merciful
(coll.) pushover / soft touch
to solder
unmoved by force or persuasion
mollusk
flexible / not rigid / spongy / soft or runny (not set hard) / loose (soil)
(Tw) application software
financial software / accounting software
to coax and pester (idiom) / to wheedle / to cajole
advertorial
Microsoft Corporation
to soften
(of an animal) soft-bodied / (Tw) software
anti-virus software
cork
open-source software (OSS)
to admit defeat / to give in / to acknowledge a mistake / to apologize / to be amenable to persuasion
software and hardware
soft sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a softer bunk)
rope ladder
(geology) asthenosphere
Microsoft Corporation
soft seat (= first class in PRC trains)
soft seat (on trains or boats)
chondropathy (medicine)
open-source software
credulous
search software
software company
fur
nephrite / Ca(Mg,Fe)3(SiO3)4
epiphyseal plate / growth plate (bone)
lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom) / fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子) who get picked on / bullies pick soft targets
antivirus software
to weaken / to go soft (at the knees)
to soften
credulous
(lit.) the soft knife / (fig.) underhanded tactics / devious means of attack
soft measuring tape (non-retractable type used for body measurements etc)
fabric softener (Tw)
lit. a soft nail / fig. a tactful retort or rejection
cartilaginous fish (such as sharks)
velar sound (linguistics)
kept man
credulous
soft mud / silt / sludge / ooze (geology)
a web browser
(coll.) pleasantly soft / comfy / (of words) gentle / soothing
soft seat (= first class in PRC trains)
(Tw) educational software / courseware
cartilage
soft-spoken / afraid to speak out
Turkish delight / Lokum
soft candy (gummi candy, gumdrop, jellybean etc)
credulous
soft / velvety / flabby / weak / schmaltzy
rib cartilage / (fig.) weak spot / soft underbelly
database software
floppy disk
soft and chewy (mouthfeel) / (of a voice) tender; coaxing; clinging
soft drink
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
(anatomy) thyroid cartilage
(geology) asthenosphere
soft tissue

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