做刚做柔 — “To use both firm and gentle approaches”
做刚做柔 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to use both firm and gentle approaches”. To alternate between toughness and tenderness in persuasion. Literally, “To do tough, to do gentle”.
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做刚做柔 Pronunciation and Pinyin
做刚做柔 Character Breakdown
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在说服团队成员接受新方案时，项目经理不得不做刚做柔，最终才达成一致。
When persuading team members to accept the new proposal, the project manager had to alternate between firmness and gentleness to finally reach a consensus.
Idioms Related to 做刚做柔
Synonyms of 做刚做柔
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- zuò做yī一tiān天hé和shang尚zhuàng撞yī一tiān天zhōng钟muddle through day by day
- zuò做yī一rì日hé和shàng尚zhuàng撞yī一tiān天zhōng钟muddle through perfunctorily
- zuò做yī一rì日hé和shàng尚zhuàng撞yī一rì日zhōng钟Muddle through duties perfunctorily
- zuò做rén人zuò做shì世conduct oneself in society
- zuò做rén人zuò做shì事how one conducts oneself in life and work
- zuò做hǎo好zuò做è恶feign good or evil as needed
- zuò做xiǎo小fú伏dī低to humble oneself and fawn upon others
- zuò做xiǎo小fú服dī低act humbly and submissively
- zuò做zhāng张zuò做shì势put on an act
- zuò做zhāng张zuò做zhì智to put on airs
- zuò做zhāng张zuò做zhì致to put on airs
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Open the tool →Questions about 做刚做柔
What does 做刚做柔 mean?
做刚做柔 (zuò gāng zuò róu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to use both firm and gentle approaches”.
How do you pronounce 做刚做柔?
做刚做柔 is pronounced zuò gāng zuò róu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 做刚做柔 literally mean?
Literally, 做刚做柔 means “to do tough, to do gentle”. It is used to mean “to use both firm and gentle approaches”.
What is the Chinese definition of 做刚做柔?
指用各种方法进行劝说。