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

HSK 2

做完运动后要做松弛练习。

Zuòwán yùndòng hòu yào zuò sōngchí liànxí.

You should do relaxation exercises after working out.

HSK 4

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 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