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Definition(s) for: 软磨硬泡

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
软磨硬泡 ruǎn mó yìng pào - to coax and pester (idiom)
- to wheedle
- to cajole

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 64,261 45,535

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
ruǎn- soft
- flexible
ruǎn- variant of 軟|软[ruan3]
- to rub
- to grind
- to polish
- to sharpen
- to wear down
- to die out
- to waste time
- to pester
- to insist
- grindstone
- to grind
- to turn round
yìng- hard; stiff; solid
- (fig.) strong; firm
- resolutely; uncompromisingly
- laboriously; with great difficulty
- good (quality); able (person)
- (of food) filling; substantial
pāo- puffed; swollen; spongy
- small lake (esp. in place names)
- classifier for urine or feces
pào- bubble; foam
- blister
- to soak; to steep; to infuse
- to dawdle; to loiter
- to pick up (a girl)
- to get off with (a sexual partner)
- classifier for occurrences of an action
- classifier for number of infusions

Other Words Containing 软磨硬泡

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo