网开三面 wǎngkāisānmiàn to be lenient Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 网开三面 網開三面 wǎngkāisānmiàn to be lenient to leave the net open on three sides; to give a wrongdoer or opponent a way out; to treat an offender with mercy or leniency Frequency Written text 0.004 per million Cross-References Same as 网开一面 wǎngkāiyīmiànAntonym 严惩不贷 yánchéngbùdài Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
网开三面 網開三面 wǎngkāisānmiàn to be lenient to leave the net open on three sides; to give a wrongdoer or opponent a way out; to treat an offender with mercy or leniency Frequency Written text 0.004 per million Cross-References Same as 网开一面 wǎngkāiyīmiànAntonym 严惩不贷 yánchéngbùdài Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
