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留情

liú qíng · liu qing

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Meaning

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  1. to relent (to spare sb's feelings)
  2. to show mercy or forgiveness
  3. to forbear
  4. lenient
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Go easy on me

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)是(shì)新手(xīnshǒu)，打(dǎ)乒乓球(pīngpāngqiú)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)手下留情(shǒuxiàliúqíng)。

    I am a beginner. Please go easy on me at table tennis.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)会(huì)手下留情(shǒuxiàliúqíng)，让(ràng)你(nǐ)三(sān)个(gè)球(qiú)。

    OK, I will go easy and give you three points.

  3. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！哎(āi)，我(wǒ)赢(yíng)了(le)第一(dìyī)局(jú)！

    Thanks! Hey, I won the first game!

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)赢(yíng)了(le)？那(nà)我(wǒ)不会(bùhuì)再(zài)留情(liúqíng)了(le)！

    You won? Then I will not go easy any more!

  5. Dengdeng

    别(bié)啊(a)，你(nǐ)刚才(gāngcái)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)手下留情(shǒuxiàliúqíng)吗(ma)？

    Come on, did you not just say you would go easy?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)批(pī)评(píng)人(rén)时(shí)从(cóng)不(bù)留(liú)情(qíng)，但(dàn)事(shì)后(hòu)总(zǒng)会(huì)耐(nài)心(xīn)解(jiě)释(shì)。

He never shows mercy when criticizing people, but afterward he always explains patiently.

02

请(qǐng)你(nǐ)手(shǒu)下(xià)留(liú)情(qíng)，别(bié)把(bǎ)这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)告(gào)诉(su)他(tā)。

Please show some mercy and don't tell him about this.

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