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Definition(s) for: 手下留情

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng - lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me
- Do not judge me too harshly.
- Look favorably on my humble efforts.

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
- - - 32,416 24,157

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shǒu- hand
- (formal) to hold
- person engaged in certain types of work
- person skilled in certain types of work
- personal(ly)
- convenient
- classifier for skill
- CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
xià- down
- downwards
- below
- lower
- later
- next (week etc)
- second (of two parts)
- to decline
- to go down
- to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
- measure word to show the frequency of an action
liú- to leave (a message etc)
- to retain
- to stay
- to remain
- to keep
- to preserve
liú- old variant of 留[liu2]
liú- old variant of 留[liu2]
qíng- (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion
- (bound form) situation; condition

Other Words Containing 手下留情

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