róu
Pinyin

Definition

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róu
  1. soft
  2. flexible
  3. supple
  4. yielding
  5. rho (Greek letter Ρρ)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (7)

róu
  1. 1 to knead
  2. 2 to massage
  3. 3 to rub
róu
  1. 1 trample
róu
  1. 1 suede
  2. 2 chamois
  3. 3 tannin
  4. 4 to tan
róu
  1. 1 mix
náo
  1. 1 macaque (zoology)
  2. 2 brisk and nimble
  3. 3 to scratch

Related Words (20)

róu ruǎn
  1. 1 soft
wēn róu
  1. 1 gentle and soft
  2. 2 tender
yōu róu
  1. 1 gentle
  2. 2 carefree
  3. 3 indecisive
  4. 4 weak
róu hé
  1. 1 gentle
  2. 2 soft
róu ruò
  1. 1 weak
  2. 2 delicate

Idioms (5)

以柔克刚
yǐ róu kè gāng
  1. 1 to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
刚柔并济
gāng róu bìng jì
  1. 1 to couple strength and gentleness (idiom)
柔情侠骨
róu qíng xiá gǔ
  1. 1 gentle feelings and chivalrous disposition (idiom)
柔情脉脉
róu qíng mò mò
  1. 1 full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted
柔肠寸断
róu cháng cùn duàn
  1. 1 lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short
  2. 2 broken-hearted (idiom)

Sample Sentences

树阴照水爱晴柔。
shùyīn zhào shuǐ ài qíng róu 。
Shadows from trees softly falls onto the water
语气一定要温柔而坚定。
yǔqì yīdìng yào wēnróu ér jiāndìng 。
Your tone should be kind and firm.
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确实,一米七的大高个儿一米二的大长腿,姣好的面容,甜美的微笑,温柔的声线,细腻的心思,体贴入微的照顾,关键是还有免费里程数。我石磊是何德何能啊!
quèshí ,yīmǐqī de dà gāogèr yīmǐèr de dà cháng tuǐ ,jiǎohǎo de miànróng ,tiánměi de wēixiào ,wēnróu de shēngxiàn ,xìnì de xīnsi ,tǐtiērùwēi de zhàogu ,guānjiàn shì háiyǒu miǎnfèi lǐchéng shǔ 。wǒ Shí Lěi shì hé dé hé néng ā !
Indeed, she’s 170 centimeters tall, with 120 centimeter legs, a pretty face, a sweet smile, a warm voice, as well as being thoughtful and considerate of others. The most important part is that I got free air-miles. How could I have been worthy?
费时是不长,但是拉胚的时候,坐姿得稳,手要稳定,手指间力度掌握需适中,温柔地对待陶土才能拉成这么一件作品。
fèishí shì bù cháng ,dànshì lā pēi de shíhou ,zuòzī děi wěn ,shǒu yào wěndìng ,shǒuzhǐ jiān lìdù zhǎngwò xū shìzhōng ,wēnróu de duìdài táotǔ cái néng lā chéng zhème yī jiàn zuòpǐn 。
It doesn't take a lot of time, but when you're moulding the clay, you have to sit with a very stable posture, your hands have to be very stable, and you have to maintain a moderate amount of pressure in the grip of your fingers, as only by treating the clay gently can you get a piece of work like this.
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他显然因此种阳刚和阴柔之分而感到自豪。其实东坡之词何尝都是“大江东去”?“笑渐不闻声渐杳,多情却被无情恼”;“绣帘开,一点明月窥人”;这些词句,恐怕也只合十七八女郎曼声低唱吧?
tā xiǎnran yīn cǐzhǒng yánggāng hé yīnróu zhīfēn ér gǎndào zìháo 。qíshí Dōngpō zhī cí hécháng dōu shì “dà jiāng dōng qù ”?“xiào jiàn bù wén shēng jiàn yǎo ,duōqíng què bèi wúqíng nǎo ”;“xiùlián kāi ,yīdiǎn míngyuè kuī rén ”;zhèxiē cí jù ,kǒngpà yě zhǐ hé shíqī bā nǚláng màn shēng dī chàng ba ?
He clearly felt proud of this kind of distinction between masculine and feminine, but actually it's not like Su Dongpo's ci are all like 'The River Surges Eastward'". Wouldn't lines of poetry like, "Gradually, the laughter within the walls faded, and the passersby dispersed. As if one's passion was injured by the ruthlessness of a young girl." and "Through the embroidered curtain, the moon steals a furtive glance at her." also maybe only be appropriate for young girls of 17 or 18 to sing in modest voices?
而柳永的词句:“长安古道马迟迟,高柳乱蝉嘶”,以及“渡万壑千岩,越溪深处。怒涛渐息,樵风乍起;更闻商旅相呼,片帆高举。”又是何等境界!就是晓风残月的上半阕那一句“暮霭沉沉楚天阔”,谁能说它竟是阴柔?
ér Liǔ Yǒng de cí jù :“Chángān gǔ dào mǎ chíchí ,gāo liǔ luàn chán sī ”,yǐjí “dù wàn huò qiān yán ,yuè xī shēnchù 。nùtāo jiàn xī ,qiáo fēng zhà qǐ ;gèng wén shāng lǚ xiāng hū ,piàn fán gāo jǔ 。”yòu shì héděng jìngjiè !jiùshì xiǎo fēng cán yuè de shàng bàn què nà yī jù “mǔǎi chénchén Chǔ tiān kuò ”,shéi néng shuō tā jìng shì yīnróu ?
And what kind of atmosphere is given off by lines from Liu Yong such as, "Trotting slowly on horseback on the ancient streets of Chang'An, with cicadas calling from the tall willows lining the street" and "Passing by many beautiful cliffs along the ravine, into the deepest depths of the river. The roar of the river gradually calms, and a good wind happens to rise, now I hear again the merchants and travelers calling to one another. The sails hoisted high."? In the first half of the ci with the line "a riverbank covered in willow trees with the cold breeze before the dawn" is the line "The evening clouds and mist have gradually gotten thicker, and the sky over Chu is vast and open!". Who can say that this is feminine?
但是平时为什么我们提起一个人,就觉得他是阳刚,而提起另一个人,又觉得他是阴柔呢?这是因为各人心里的猛虎和蔷薇所成的形势不同。
dànshì píngshí wèishénme wǒmen tíqǐ yī ge rén ,jiù juéde tā shì yánggāng ,ér tíqǐ lìng yīgerén ,yòu juéde tā shì yīnróu ne ?zhè shì yīnwèi gè rén xīnli de měng hǔ hé qiángwēi suǒ chéng de xíngshì bùtóng 。
But why do we, when mentioning a particular person, think that they are masculine, and when mentioning another person, think that he's feminine? This is because the tiger and the rose in everyone's heart take different forms.
有人的心原是虎穴,穴口的几朵蔷薇免不了猛虎的践踏;有人的心原是花园,园中的猛虎不免给那一片香潮醉倒。所以前者气质近于阳刚,而后者气质近于阴柔。
yǒurén de xīn yuán shì hǔ xué ,xué kǒu de jǐ duǒ qiángwēi miǎnbuliǎo měng hǔ de jiàntà ;yǒurén de xīn yuán shì huāyuán ,yuán zhōng de měng hǔ bù miǎn gěi nà yī piàn xiāng cháo zuìdǎo 。suǒyǐ qiánzhě qìzhì jìn yú yánggāng ,ér hǒuzhě qìzhì jìn yú yīnróu 。
Some people's hearts start out as tiger lairs, with the roses at the mouth of the tiger's lair inevitably being trampled by the tiger; some people's hearts start out as gardens, and the tiger in the garden is inevitably intoxicated by the fragrance. So the nature of the former is closer to masculine, and the nature of the latter is closer to feminine.
所谓雄伟和秀美,所谓外向和内向,所谓戏剧型的和图画型的,所谓戴奥尼苏斯艺术和阿波罗艺术,所谓“金刚怒目,菩萨低眉”,所谓“静如处女,动如脱兔”,姚姬传所谓的阳刚和阴柔,都无非是这两种气质的注脚。
suǒwèi xióngwěi hé xiùměi ,suǒwèi wàixiàng hé nèixiàng ,suǒwèi xìjù xíng de hé túhuà xíng de ,suǒwèi Dàiàonísūsī yìshù hé Ābōluó yìshù ,suǒwèi “jīngāngnùmù ,púsà dīméi ”,suǒwèi “jìng rú chǔnǚ ,dòng rú tuōtù ”,Yáo Jīchuán suǒwèi de yánggāng hé yīnróu ,dōu wúfēi shì zhè liǎng zhǒng qìzhì de zhùjiǎo 。
Majesty and grace, extroversion and introversion, theater and painting, Dionysusian art and Apollonian art, the fierce stare of an attendant of the Buddha and the lowered gaze of the Bodhisattva, or the coyness of the maid and the rapidity of the rabbit from 'The Nine Situations' in Sunzi's Art of War, and Yao Nai's concept of masculine and feminine, are all but footnotes to these two aspects.
听说川妹子和川菜一样辣到骨子里,我最擅长以柔克刚,四川美女就交给我吧!
tīngshuō chuānmèizi hé Chuāncài yīyàng là dào gǔzilǐ ,wǒ zuì shàncháng yǐróukègāng ,Sìchuān měinǚ jiù jiāo gěi wǒ ba !
I hear Sichuanese girls are spicy to their core, just like the food. I'm really quite skilled at conquering tough women with softness. You should leave the pretty Sichuanese girls to me!
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