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软

ruǎn · ruan

Traditional 軟 / 輭

HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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ruǎn 軟

  1. soft
  2. flexible

ruǎn 輭

  1. variant of 軟 / 软 (ruǎn)
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Too soft to sit

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)新(xīn)沙发(shāfā)太(tài)软(ruǎn)了(le)！

    This new sofa is too soft!

  2. Dengdeng

    软(ruǎn)不好(bùhǎo)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)很(hěn)舒服(shūfu)。

    Is soft bad? I think it is comfortable.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)坐(zuò)下去(xiàqù)，就(jiù)站(zhàn)不(bù)起来(qǐlai)了(le)。

    Sit down and you cannot stand up again.

  4. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)起(qǐ)不(bù)来(lái)了(le)。

    Really? Oh no, I cannot get up.

  5. Liangliang

    来(lái)，我(wǒ)拉(lā)你(nǐ)一下(yīxià)。这个(zhège)沙发(shāfā)真(zhēn)软(ruǎn)。

    Come, I will pull you. This sofa is really soft.

  6. Dengdeng

    算了(suànle)，我(wǒ)今晚(jīnwǎn)就(jiù)睡(shuì)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)吧(ba)。

    Forget it. I will just sleep here tonight.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)是(shì)个(gè)又(yòu)高(gāo)又(yòu)瘦(shòu), 留(liú)着(zhe)一(yì)头(tóu)又(yòu)长(cháng)又(yòu)软(ruǎn)的(de)褐(hè)色(sè)头(tóu)发(fa)的(de)女(nǚ)孩(hái)。

She was a tall, thin girl with long, soft brown hair.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CS · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)张(zhāng)床(chuáng)太(tài)软(ruǎn)了(le)，我(wǒ)睡(shuì)得(de)腰(yāo)疼(téng)。

This bed is too soft; I slept and my back hurts.

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