"To soften" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 松动 | sōng dòng | loose / slack / (fig.) to soften (policies, tone of voice) / to give some slack / (of a place) not crowded |   |
| 软化 | ruǎn huà | to soften | |
| 变软 | biàn ruǎn | to soften | |
| 饧 |  xíng | maltose syrup / molasses / heavy (eyelids) / drowsy-eyed / listless / (of dough, candy etc) to soften / to become soft and sticky | |
