手下留情

shǒuxiàliúqíng
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to show mercy; to go easy on someone
  2. 2 please pull your punches; spare me

Examples

Qiú qiú nǐ shǒuxiàliúqíng, bié bǎ tā dǎ de tài zhòng.
Please go easy — don't hit him too hard.
Píngwěi zài dǎfēn shí shǒuxiàliúqíng, ràng tā guòle guān.
The judges went easy on their scoring and let him through.

Tips

usage
Very often a request to an opponent: "don't hit me too hard" — in sparring, competitions, written reviews, or any adversarial setting where mercy is asked for.

Stroke Order

shǒu
xià
liú
qíng