"To be lenient" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 手软 | shǒu ruǎn | to be lenient / to relent / to be reluctant to make a hard decision / to think twice |   |
| 超生 | chāo shēng | to exceed the stipulated limit of a birth-control policy / to be reincarnated / to be lenient | |
| 从轻 | cóng qīng | to be lenient (in sentencing) | |
