放下 fàng xià ㄈㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ fong3 haa6 HSK 2
- to lay down; to put down
- to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside
- to lower (the blinds etc)
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More words with these characters
放
- 停放 tíng fàng ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄤˋ ting4 fong3 to park (a car etc)
- 存放 cún fàng ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄤˋ cyun4 fong3 to deposit
- 排放 pái fàng ㄆㄞˊ ㄈㄤˋ paai4 fong3 to arrange in order
- 播放 bō fàng ㄅㄛ ㄈㄤˋ bo3 fong3 to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
- 摆放 擺放 bǎi fàng ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄤˋ baai2 fong3 to set up; to arrange; to lay out
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- 放任 fàng rèn ㄈㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ fong3 jam6 to ignore
- 放假 fàng jià ㄈㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ fong3 gaa3 to have a holiday or vacation
- 放大 fàng dà ㄈㄤˋ ㄉㄚˋ fong3 daai6 to enlarge
- 放学 放學 fàng xué ㄈㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ fong3 hok6 to dismiss students at the end of the school day
- 放宽 放寬 fàng kuān ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄢ fong3 fun1 to relax (a rule)
- 放心 fàng xīn ㄈㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄣ fong3 sam1 to feel relieved
- 放手 fàng shǒu ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄡˇ fong3 sau2 to let go one's hold
- 放映 fàng yìng ㄈㄤˋ ㄧㄥˋ fong3 jing2 to project (an image onto a screen); to show (a movie, slide etc)
- 放弃 放棄 fàng qì ㄈㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ fong3 hei3 to renounce; to abandon; to give up
- 放款 fàng kuǎn ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄢˇ fong3 fun2 to lend money (as a commercial loan)
- 放水 fàng shuǐ ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fong3 seoi2 to turn on the water
- 放纵 放縱 fàng zòng ㄈㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄥˋ fong3 zung3 to indulge
- 放置 fàng zhì ㄈㄤˋ ㄓˋ fong3 zi3 to put
- 放肆 fàng sì ㄈㄤˋ ㄙˋ fong3 si3 wanton
- 放荡 放蕩 fàng dàng ㄈㄤˋ ㄉㄤˋ fong3 dong6 licentious
下
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 下令 xià lìng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ haa6 ling6 to give an order; to issue an order
- 下来 下來 xià lai ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄞ haa6 loi4 to come down
- 下列 xià liè ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ haa6 lit6 the following; listed below
- 下午 xià wǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ haa6 ng5 afternoon
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- 下去 xià qù ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋ haa6 heoi3 to go down
- 下场 下場 xià chang ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄔㄤ haa6 coeng4 the end
- 下坠 下墜 xià zhuì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ haa6 zeoi6 (of objects) to fall
- 下属 下屬 xià shǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨˇ haa6 suk6 subordinate
- 下山 xià shān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄢ haa6 saan1 to go down a hill
- 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄤˇ haa6 gong1 (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty
- 下巴 xià ba ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄚ haa6 baa1 chin
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 下旬 xià xún ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ haa6 ceon4 last third of the month
- 下期 xià qī ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧ haa6 kei4 next period (week, month or quarter etc)
- 下棋 xià qí ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ haa6 kei2 to play chess
- 下楼 下樓 xià lóu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄡˊ haa6 lau4 to go downstairs
- 下次 xià cì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄘˋ haa6 ci3 next time
- 下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 downstream
- 下海 xià hǎi ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ haa6 hoi2 to go out to sea
Idioms with these characters
- 百花齐放 百花齊放 bǎi huā qí fàng ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄤˋ baak3 faa1 cai4 fong3 a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression
- 大放悲声 大放悲聲 dà fàng bēi shēng ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄤˋ ㄅㄟ ㄕㄥ daai6 fong3 bei1 sing1 to wail loudly and mournfully (idiom)
- 大放厥词 大放厥詞 dà fàng jué cí ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄤˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄘˊ to prattle on self-importantly (idiom)
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- 大鸣大放 大鳴大放 dà míng dà fàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄤˋ daai6 ming4 daai6 fong3 (idiom) to freely air one's views; to be heard far and wide; to attract a lot of attention
- 放诞不羁 放誕不羈 fàng dàn bù jī ㄈㄤˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧ fong3 daan3 bat1 gei1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
- 放诞不拘 放誕不拘 fàng dàn bù jū ㄈㄤˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩ fong3 daan3 bat1 keoi1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
- 放荡不羁 放蕩不羈 fàng dàng bù jī ㄈㄤˋ ㄉㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧ fong3 dong6 bat1 gei1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
- 放开手脚 放開手腳 fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ fong3 hoi1 sau2 goek3 to have free rein (idiom)
- 放浪不羁 放浪不羈 fàng làng bù jī ㄈㄤˋ ㄌㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧ fong3 long6 bat1 gei1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
- 放浪形骸 fàng làng xíng hái ㄈㄤˋ ㄌㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄞˊ fong3 long6 jing4 haai4 to abandon all restraint (idiom)
- 包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ baau1 daa2 tin1 haa6 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
- 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bing1 lam4 sing4 haa6 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 不愧下学 不愧下學 bù kuì xià xué ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ bat1 kwai3 haa6 hok6 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
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- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 等而下之 děng ér xià zhī ㄉㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓ dang2 ji4 haa6 zi1 going from there to lower grades (idiom)
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn ㄉㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
- 对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià yào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ deoi3 zing3 haa6 joek6 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
- 汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià ㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ hon6 jyu4 jyu5 haa6 sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely
- 江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gong1 ho4 jat6 haa6 rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
- 兼济天下 兼濟天下 jiān jì tiān xià ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gim1 zai3 tin1 haa6 (idiom) to make everyone's lives better
Example sentences
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放下 。
Put it down.
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把 刀 放下 ！
Drop the knife!
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把 枪 槍 放下 。
Put down your pistol.
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放下 你 的 手 ！
Put your hands down!
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放下 你 的 枪 槍 。
Put your guns down.
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