发软

發軟

fāruǎn

verb

Meanings

1 to go soft; to soften
2 to go weak (of the legs or hands)

Characters

to become; to turn

Examples

HSK 6

我爬到山顶的时候，两条腿都发软了。

Wǒ pádào shāndǐng de shíhou, liǎng tiáo tuǐ dōu fāruǎn le.

By the time I reached the top of the mountain, both my legs had gone weak.

HSK 7-9

饼干受潮以后就会发软，一点儿也不脆了。

Bǐnggān shòucháo yǐhòu jiù huì fāruǎn, yìdiǎnr yě bú cuì le.

Biscuits go soft once they get damp and lose all their crunch.

Tips

usage

发 before an adjective means 'to start to turn or feel': 发软 'to go soft', 发麻 'to go numb', 发冷 'to feel cold', 发红 'to turn red'. With the legs it is the weakness of fear or exhaustion: 腿发软 'one's legs give way'.

Stroke Order

发 fā

软 ruǎn