松弛

鬆弛

sōngchí

adjective HSK 7-9 #16,682

Meanings

1 relaxed; slack; loose
2 lax (of discipline or enforcement)

Characters

to slacken; to relax

Both characters mean 'loose/relaxed' — together they describe physical looseness or lax enforcement.

Examples

做完运动后要做松弛练习。

Zuò wán yùndòng hòu yào zuò sōngchí liànxí.

You should do relaxation exercises after working out.

管理松弛导致了很多问题。

Guǎnlǐ sōngchí dǎozhì le hěnduō wèntí.

Lax management led to many problems.

Tips

usage

松弛 recently gained a trendy colloquial meaning: 松弛感 (sōngchígǎn) went viral as 'a relaxed, unbothered vibe' — the opposite of being anxious and wound-up. It became a lifestyle aspiration on Chinese social media.

Stroke Order

松 sōng

弛 chí