Meaning of 软硬兼施
软硬兼施 means to employ both soft (gentle) and hard (forceful) tactics; to use carrot and stick; to combine threats with promises. Pronounced ruǎn yìng jiān shī.
- to employ both soft (gentle) and hard (forceful) tactics; to use carrot and stick; to combine threats with promises
Definitions & Examples
Lǎo老
bǎn板
duì对
yuán员
gōng工
ruǎn软
yìng硬
jiān兼
shī施
，
qiǎng强
pò迫
tā他
men们
zhōu周
mò末
jiā加
bān班
。
The boss used both threats and promises to force the employees to work overtime on weekends.
Tán谈
pàn判
shí时
，
duì对
fāng方
ruǎn软
yìng硬
jiān兼
shī施
，
shì试
tú图
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
jiē接
shòu受
bù不
hé合
lǐ理
de的
jià价
gé格
。
During negotiations, the other side employed both hard and soft tactics, trying to get us to accept an unreasonable price.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
bù不
néng能
duì对
mín民
zhòng众
ruǎn软
yìng硬
jiān兼
shī施
，
ér而
yīng应
gāi该
yī依
fǎ法
xíng行
zhèng政
。
The government cannot use carrot-and-stick tactics on the people; it should govern according to the law.
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