软硬兼施
ruǎnyìng-jiānshīTraditional 軟硬兼施
to use both carrot and stick
Every meaning
ruǎnyìng-jiānshī
- to use both carrot and stick
Its characters
- 软ruǎnsoft; flexible
- 硬yìnghard; stiff
- 兼jiānto hold concurrently; and also (as in 兼职)
- 施shīto carry out; to put into effect (as in 实施)
Words with 软
Words with 硬
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.