軟硬兼施

use both carrot and stick / use gentle methods and force / an iron hand in a velvet glove

soft / flexible

hard / stiff / strong / firm / resolutely / doggedly / good (quality) / able (person) / (of food) filling / substantial

double / twice / simultaneous / holding two or more (official) posts at the same time

using several (methods)

surname Shi

(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc) / to distribute (alms etc) / to apply (fertilizer etc)