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wǎng​kāi​sān​miàn

to be lenient

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 网 網 wǎng noun
    net
    a tool made of knotted string or wire with open spaces for catching fish or animals; something resembling such a tool, such as a spiderweb
  2. 开 開 kāi verbparticle
    to open
    to open; to unfold; to unseal; (of flowers) to bloom; to carve or cut open
  3. 三 sān numeral
    three
    the number three; 3
  4. 面 miàn nounlocative
    side
    side; aspect; direction