网开一面 wǎngkāiyīmiàn to be lenient Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 网 網 wǎng to catch to catch with a net; to net开 開 kāi verbparticle to open to open; to unfold; to unseal; (of flowers) to bloom; to carve or cut open一面 yīmiàn noun one side one side or aspect of an object or situation