释放/釋放 shì fàng — to release

Meanings

1. 1

   to release

   to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge

   verb

Character breakdown

• 放

  fàng (fourth tone, falling)

  to put, to place, to lay down; to let go, to release, to set free; to let out, to give a holiday

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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)
• 放心fàngxīn (fourth tone, falling)to set one’s mind at rest, to stop worrying
• 放下fàng (fourth tone, falling) xià (fourth tone, falling)to lay down
• 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