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恩威兼施
ēnwēijiānshī
1. to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)

Character Breakdown

恩
ēn
kindness, mercy, charity
HSK 6 10 丶
威
wēi
might, power, prestige; to dominate
HSK 5 9 丶
兼
jiān
both, and; at the same time; to unite, to combine
HSK 5 10 丶
施
shī
to grant, to bestow; to act; surname
HSK 5 9 丶

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