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HSK
(computer) software
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *軟* | 軟* | *軟
soft / flexible
HSK 5
weak / feeble / flabby
HSK 7-9
software system
software technology
(photographic) film
soft, pliable wool fabric
software development
floppy disk
use both carrot and stick / use gentle methods and force / an iron hand in a velvet glove
soft power (in international relations)
HSK 7-9
the software industry
software platform
(coll.) pushover / soft touch
to solder
unmoved by force or persuasion
mollusk
to coax and pester (idiom) / to wheedle / to cajole
advertorial
(of an animal) soft-bodied / (Tw) software
cork
software and hardware
soft sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a softer bunk)
rope ladder
(geology) asthenosphere
soft seat (= first class in PRC trains)
soft seat (on trains or boats)
chondropathy (medicine)
software company
fur
nephrite / Ca(Mg,Fe)3(SiO3)4
to soften
(lit.) the soft knife / (fig.) underhanded tactics / devious means of attack
soft measuring tape (non-retractable type used for body measurements etc)
lit. a soft nail / fig. a tactful retort or rejection
cartilaginous fish (such as sharks)
velar sound (linguistics)
kept man
soft mud / silt / sludge / ooze (geology)
(coll.) pleasantly soft / comfy / (of words) gentle / soothing
soft seat (= first class in PRC trains)
cartilage
soft candy (gummi candy, gumdrop, jellybean etc)
soft / velvety / flabby / weak / schmaltzy
rib cartilage / (fig.) weak spot / soft underbelly
floppy disk
soft and chewy (mouthfeel) / (of a voice) tender; coaxing; clinging
soft drink
(geology) asthenosphere
soft tissue
a cork
hose / flexible tube
credulous person / credulous
ointment / paste
floppy disk
palmitic acid (chemistry)
weak, cowardly person / spineless individual
soft palate / velum
floppy disk
(aviation) soft landing / (economics) soft landing
software package
soft (bread) roll
(coll.) inkfish; octopus, squid and cuttlefish
cartilaginous fishes / Chondrichthyes (taxonomic class including sharks and rays)
cork tile / cork flooring
software as a service (SaaS)
(of food etc) soft; pulpy / (Tw) (of a person) lacking drive; shiftless; lazy
(linguistics) velar consonant
weakling / coward
soft water (cf. 硬水, hard water)
Malacostraca, a large class of crustaceans
soft drink
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *輭* | 輭* | *輭
variant of 軟|软
HSK 5
Softbank corporation, Japanese e-commerce firm
soft palate
to place under house arrest
erhua variant of 軟泥|软泥


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