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网开一面

wǎngkāiyīmiàn

Traditional: 網開一面

open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly / to give one's opponent a way out / lenient treatment

Character Breakdown

网
wǎng
net; network
HSK 3
开
kāi
to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
HSK 1
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1
面
miàn
face; surface, side; plane, dimension
HSK 1

Additional Information

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