How to say “soft” in Chinese
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“Soft” in Chinese is 软, ruǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
软 is read ruǎn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
The opposite of 硬 “hard”: 软件 — software, 硬件 — hardware.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “软”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 软. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个沙发很软坐着很舒服zhègeshāfāhěnruǎn,zuòzhehěnshūfuThis sofa is soft, it's comfortable to sit on.
- 这个沙发软极了zhègeshāfāruǎnjíleThis sofa is incredibly soft.
- 这台电脑硬件不错，软件有点儿旧。zhètáidiànnǎoyìngjiànbúcuò,ruǎnjiànyǒudiǎnrjiùThis computer's hardware is good, but the software is a bit old.
- 我不会安装这个软件wǒbúhuìānzhuāngzhègeruǎnjiànI don't know how to install this program.
- 这个软件难不难用？zhègeruǎnjiànnánbunányòngIs this program hard to use?
- 先下载这个软件然后注册一个账号xiānxiàzàizhègeruǎnjiàn,ránhòuzhùcèyígezhànghàoFirst download this app, then register an account.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Soft and hard”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “soft” in Chinese?
“Soft” in Chinese is 软, pinyin ruǎn.
What does 软 mean?
软 (ruǎn) means “soft”.
How do you write 软?
软 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 软?
软 is read ruǎn. Tones: ruǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“soft” in the lesson “Soft and hard”
This word is from the topic “Size, strength, degree” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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