软耳朵

軟耳朵
ruǎn'ěrduo
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 a credulous person; someone easily swayed by what they hear
  2. 2 gullible; easily talked into things

Examples

HSK 5
Tā shì gè ruǎn'ěrduo, shéi quàn jǐ jù tā jiù xìn le.
He's such a pushover, a few words from anyone and he believes it.
HSK 7-9
Piànzi zuì xǐhuan zhǎo ruǎn'ěrduo xiàshǒu.
Scammers love to pick on people who are easily talked into things.

Tips

memory
'Soft ears' = ears that bend whichever way the wind blows. The closely related set phrase 耳根子软 means the same thing. If your ears are 硬 (hard), no one can talk you into anything.

Stroke Order

软 ruǎn
耳 ěr
朵 duǒ