温柔 溫柔 wēn róu gentle and soft / tender / sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) syn 伤心 傷心 shāng xīn to grieve / to be broken-hearted / to feel deeply hurt syn 欲滴 yù dī (suffix) replete (with moisture) / glistening / plump and tender / lovely / alluring 春笋 春筍 chūn sǔn springtime bamboo shoots / fig. (of woman's fingers) tender and delicate syn 柔情 róu qíng gentle feelings / tender sentiments syn 投标 投標 tóu biāo to bid / to make a tender syn 中标 中標 zhòng biāo to win a tender / to win a bid syn 纤细 纖細 xiān xì fine / slim / tender syn 娇艳 嬌豔 jiāo yàn tender and beautiful syn 娇嫩 嬌嫩 jiāo nen tender and lovely / fragile / delicate syn 依依不舍 yī yī bù shě reluctant to part (idiom) / broken-hearted at having to leave syn 稚嫩 zhì nèn young and tender / puerile / soft and immature syn 标书 標書 biāo shū bid or tender submission or delivery / bid or tender document 温存 溫存 wēn cún tender / affectionate / tenderness syn 怜爱 憐愛 lián ài to have tender affection for / to love tenderly / to pamper sb syn 细嫩 細嫩 xì nèn tender syn 柔嫩 róu nèn tender / delicate (texture) syn 致以 zhì yǐ to express / to present / to extend / to tender (greetings, thanks etc) syn 纤手 纖手 xiān shǒu delicate hands / woman's tender and soft hands 怯懦 qiè nuò timid / cowardly / chicken-hearted syn 嫩绿 嫩綠 nèn lǜ tender green / soft green syn 穷凶极恶 窮兇極惡 qióng xiōng jí è fiendish / black-hearted syn 三心二意 sān xīn èr yì in two minds about sth (idiom) / half-hearted / shilly-shallying syn 嫩芽 nèn yá tender shoots syn 磊落 lěi luò big and stout / big-hearted / open and honest / continuous / repeated syn 标底 標底 biāo dǐ base number (of a tender) / starting price (for auction) syn 冷血动物 冷血動物 lěng xuè dòng wù cold-blooded animal / fig. cold-hearted person syn 嫩叶 嫩葉 nèn yè tender young leaves 里脊 lǐ ji (tender)loin (of pork, beef etc) 恋慕 戀慕 liàn mù to be enamored of / to have tender feelings for / to be sentimentally attached to (a person or place) 温 溫 wēn warm / lukewarm / to warm up / (bound form) temperature / (bound form) mild / soft / tender / to review (a lesson etc) / (TCM) fever / epidemic / pestilence (old variant of 瘟[wen1]) syn 坦 tǎn flat / open-hearted / level / smooth syn 娇 嬌 jiāo lovable / pampered / tender / delicate / frail syn 懦 nuò (bound form) cowardly / faint-hearted syn 怃 憮 wǔ (literary) to have tender affection for / (literary) discouraged / disappointed / (literary) startled 铁石心肠 鐵石心腸 tiě shí xīn cháng to have a heart of stone / hard-hearted / unfeeling syn 伤心蒿目 傷心蒿目 shāng xīn hāo mù to grieve / broken-hearted 心宽体胖 心寬體胖 xīn kuān tǐ pán big-hearted and serene (idiom) / contented and easygoing syn 柔肠寸断 柔腸寸斷 róu cháng cùn duàn lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short / broken-hearted (idiom) 涕泗滂沱 tì sì pāng tuó a flood of tears and mucus / broken-hearted and weeping bitterly 草率收兵 cǎo shuài shōu bīng to work vaguely then retreat (idiom) / sloppy and half-hearted / half-baked 草草收兵 cǎo cǎo shōu bīng to work vaguely then retreat (idiom) / sloppy and half-hearted / half-baked 胆小如鼠 膽小如鼠 dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ (idiom) chicken-hearted / gutless syn 妇人之仁 婦人之仁 fù rén zhī rén excessive tendency to clemency (idiom) / soft-hearted (pejorative) 怜香惜玉 憐香惜玉 lián xiāng xī yù to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom) syn 柔情似水 róu qíng sì shuǐ tender and soft as water / deeply attached to sb syn 心硬 xīn yìng hard-hearted / unfeeling / callous 淑静 淑靜 shū jìng gentle / tender 冷酷无情 冷酷無情 lěng kù wú qíng cold-hearted / unfeeling / callous syn 心广体胖 心廣體胖 xīn guǎng tǐ pán big-hearted and serene (idiom) / contended and easygoing syn 让畔 讓畔 ràng pàn to be accommodating in negotiating the boundary of one's field / (fig.) (of farmers in ancient times) to be good-hearted and honest 温吞 溫吞 wēn tūn tepid / lukewarm / (fig.) apathetic / half-hearted / sluggish / mild-tempered 心伤 心傷 xīn shāng broken-hearted 严慈 嚴慈 yán cí strict and compassionate / strict as a father and tender as a mother 嫩苗 nèn miáo seedling / tender young shoot / sprout syn 嫰 nèn old variant of 嫩[nen4] / tender / delicate 娇红 嬌紅 jiāo hóng tender pink 娇翠 嬌翠 jiāo cuì tender green (shoots) 娇黄 嬌黃 jiāo huáng tender yellow 标售 標售 biāo shòu to sell by tender 标卖 標賣 biāo mài to sell at marked price / to sell by tender 标金 標金 biāo jīn standard gold bar / deposit when submitting a tender 白苋 白莧 bái xiàn white amaranth (Amaranthus albus) / sprouts and tender leaves of Chinese spinach (Amaranthus spp.) used as food 肥鲜 肥鮮 féi xiān fresh and tender (of food) / delicious 鱼腩 魚腩 yú nǎn soft, tender belly part of a fish (considered a delicacy) / (fig.) (sports) weak team / pushover / minnow 开标委员会 開標委員會 Tender Opening Committee 焢 kòng (Tw) to roast / (Tw) to braise until tender 阿是穴 ā shì xué (TCM) ashi point: a tender spot that is not a standard acupuncture point 细皮嫩肉 細皮嫩肉 xì pí nèn ròu soft skin and tender flesh (idiom) / smooth-skinned 傲娇 傲嬌 ào jiāo (coll.) presenting as unfriendly and blunt, but warm and tender inside (loanword from Japanese "tsundere") 