放心 fàngxīn — to set one’s mind at rest, to stop worrying
fàngxīn (fourth tone, falling)fang4xin1
to set one’s mind at rest, to stop worrying
HSK 3· HSK 1–6 (classic)Level 2· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
Meanings
to set one’s mind at rest, to stop worrying
Literally to put 放 the heart 心 down. It is the answer to 担心: one person worries, the other says 你放心. As a two-part verb it takes no object — the person you feel easy about is introduced with 对.
verb
Character breakdown
Example sentences
- 你放心,我一定会来。你放心,我一定會來。Nǐ (third tone, dipping) fàngxīn, (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) yídìng (second tone, rising) huì (fourth tone, falling) lái. (second tone, rising)···
Don’t worry — I will definitely come.
- 妈妈不放心我一个人去。媽媽不放心我一個人去。Māma (first tone, high and level) bú (second tone, rising) fàngxīn (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) yí (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) rén (second tone, rising) qù. (fourth tone, falling)···
Mum is uneasy about my going on my own.
Common mistakes
Not quite我放心你。
Correct我对你很放心。
放心 already contains its object — the 心 you are putting down — so a second one cannot follow. Who you feel easy about is marked with 对 before the verb.
Similar words
Words containing 放
- 放fàng (fourth tone, falling)to put, to place, to set down
- 放弃放棄fàngqì (fourth tone, falling)to give up, to abandon (a plan, right, opportunity)
- 放下fàng (fourth tone, falling) xià (fourth tone, falling)to lay down
- 释放釋放shì (fourth tone, falling) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to release
- 开放開放kāi (first tone, high and level) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to bloom
- 放到fàng (fourth tone, falling) dào (fourth tone, falling)Put in
- 改革开放改革開放gǎi (third tone, dipping) gé (second tone, rising) kāi (first tone, high and level) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to reform and open to the outside world
- 解放jiě (third tone, dipping) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to liberate
- 播放bō (first tone, high and level) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to broadcast
- 放手fàng (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)to let go one's hold
- 放大fàng (fourth tone, falling) dà (fourth tone, falling)to enlarge
- 放假fàng (fourth tone, falling) jià (fourth tone, falling)to have a holiday or vacation
- 放过放過fàng (fourth tone, falling) guò (fourth tone, falling)to let off
- 发放發放fā (first tone, high and level) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to provide
- 放学放學fàng (fourth tone, falling) xué (second tone, rising)to dismiss students at the end of the school day
- 放射fàng (fourth tone, falling) shè (fourth tone, falling)to radiate
- 放置fàng (fourth tone, falling) zhì (fourth tone, falling)to put
Words containing 心
- 心xīn (first tone, high and level)heart
- 中心zhōng (first tone, high and level) xīn (first tone, high and level)center
- 心理xīn (first tone, high and level) lǐ (third tone, dipping)mental
- 担心擔心dānxīn (first tone, high and level)to worry, to be anxious about
- 心里心裡xīn (first tone, high and level) li (neutral tone)chest
- 心情xīn (first tone, high and level) qíng (second tone, rising)mood
- 关心關心guānxīn (first tone, high and level)to care about, to be concerned for
- 小心xiǎoxīn (third tone, dipping)to be careful, to watch out for
- 耐心nàixīn (fourth tone, falling)patience; patient
- 内心內心nèi (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level)heart; innermost being
- 心中xīn (first tone, high and level) zhōng (first tone, high and level)central point
- 伤心傷心shāngxīn (first tone, high and level)sad, heartbroken, grieved
- 信心xìn (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level)confidence
- 恶心噁心è (fourth tone, falling) xīn (first tone, high and level)bad habit
- 心脏心臟xīn (first tone, high and level) zàng (fourth tone, falling)heart
- 真心zhēn (first tone, high and level) xīn (first tone, high and level)sincere
- 心灵心靈xīn (first tone, high and level) líng (second tone, rising)bright