和风细雨

和風細雨

héfēng-xìyǔ

idiom

Meanings

HSK 5

他们用和风细雨的方式解决了矛盾。

Tāmen yòng héfēng-xìyǔ de fāngshì jiějué le máodùn.

They resolved the conflict in a gentle, patient way.

HSK 7-9

老师批评学生要和风细雨，不要疾言厉色。

Lǎoshī pīpíng xuésheng yào héfēng-xìyǔ, búyào jíyán-lìsè.

Teachers should correct students gently, not harshly.

usage

Describes an approach (to criticism, persuasion, conflict), not just weather. Opposite: 疾风暴雨 ('fierce wind and violent rain') for harsh methods.

和 hé

风 fēng

细 xì

雨 yǔ