留情 (liú qíng) — to show mercy, to spare (someone)

Définition

Almost always used in the negative: 毫不留情 / 不留情 means showing no mercy, treating someone harshly or candidly. Rarely used on its own in the affirmative.

verb
to show mercyto spare (someone)

Exemples

  • Tā duì dí rén háo bù liú qíng.
    He showed no mercy to the enemy.
  • 留情
    Qǐng nǐ shǒu xià liú qíng, bié chéng fá dé tài zhòng.
    Please have mercy—don't punish too harshly.
  • Zài zhè zhǒng chǎng hé bù néng liú yì diǎn qíng.
    In this kind of situation, you cannot show any mercy.
Apparaît dans

Parcours plus de mots HSK 7-9 ou cherche dans le dictionnaire complet de 43 000 mots.