松弛 sōngchí to relax
to relax; relaxed; limp; lax
How to remember 松弛: 松 pine tree + 弛 to loosen = to relax.
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- 'To relax; slack, loose' - 肌肉松弛 (jīròu sōngchí) muscle relaxation; 皮肤松弛 sagging skin.
- Both physical looseness and easing of tension: 神经松弛 (shénjīng sōngchí) nerves relaxing.
- Can be negative (纪律松弛, lax discipline) - a slackening that shouldn't happen.