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松弛 (sōng chí) — (of body parts) relaxed, loose, flabby; (of rules, discipline, management) lax, slack

Definition

Describes physical looseness (muscle, skin) or lax rules/discipline. Unlike 松懈, which implies negligence in effort, 松弛 is neutral — just 'loose, slack.'

adjective
(of body parts) relaxedlooseflabby(of rules, discipline, management) laxslack

Examples

  • ，松弛。
    Cháng qī bú duàn liàn, jī ròu huì biàn de sōng chí.
    If you don't exercise long-term, your muscles will become flabby.
  • ，松弛。
    Suí zhe nián líng zēng zhǎng, pí fū biàn de sōng chí le.
    As age increases, the skin becomes loose.
  • 松弛，。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī de zhì dù tài sōng chí, méi rén zūn shǒu guī zé.
    This company's system is too lax; no one follows the rules.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

松sōngloose
弛chíslacken

松 and 弛 both point to looseness or slackness.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
公
公gōng松sōng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

松 uses 木 (wood) to show it is a tree, and 公 to give the sound.

Open 松 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
弓弓gōng
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě弛chí
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

弛 combines 弓, a bow, with 也 to give its sound.

Open 弛 →
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