Read Edit View history 网开一面 wǎngkāiyīmiàn to be lenient Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 网开一面/ 網開一面 wǎngkāiyīmiàn (also wǎngkāiyímiàn) to be lenient to leave one side of the net open; to give a wrongdoer or opponent a way out Edit Delete References Add reference same_as 网开一面/網開一面 → 网开三面/網開三面 Edit Delete synonym 放一马/放一馬 → 网开一面/網開一面 Edit Delete
网开一面/ 網開一面 wǎngkāiyīmiàn (also wǎngkāiyímiàn) to be lenient to leave one side of the net open; to give a wrongdoer or opponent a way out Edit Delete