放手 fàng shǒu ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄡˇ fong3 sau2 高階級 · Level 4
- to let go one's hold
- to give up
- to have a free hand
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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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- 放下 fàng xià ㄈㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ fong3 haa6 to lay down; to put down
- 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
手
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 二手 èr shǒu ㄦˋ ㄕㄡˇ ji6 sau2 indirectly acquired
- 人手 rén shǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ jan4 sau2 manpower
- 伸手 shēn shǒu ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ san1 sau2 to reach out with one's hand
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- 凶手 兇手 xiōng shǒu ㄒㄩㄥ ㄕㄡˇ hung1 sau2 murderer
- 入手 rù shǒu ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ jap6 sau2 to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 从 + {noun} + 入手: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point")
- 两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ loeng5 sau2 one's two hands
- 出手 chū shǒu ㄔㄨ ㄕㄡˇ ceot1 sau2 to dispose of
- 分手 fēn shǒu ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇ fan1 sau2 to part company
- 助手 zhù shǒu ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ zo6 sau2 assistant; helper
- 动手 動手 dòng shǒu ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dung6 sau2 to set about (a task)
- 失手 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 a slip
- 好手 hǎo shǒu ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ hou2 sau2 expert
- 射手 shè shǒu ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄡˇ se6 sau2 archer
- 对手 對手 duì shǒu ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ deoi3 sau2 opponent
- 帮手 幫手 bāng shou ㄅㄤ ˙ㄕㄡ bong1 sau2 helper; assistant
- 得手 dé shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sau2 to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
- 手册 手冊 shǒu cè ㄕㄡˇ ㄘㄜˋ sau2 caak3 manual; handbook
- 手动 手動 shǒu dòng ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ sau2 dung6 manual
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)
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 碍手碍脚 礙手礙腳 ài shǒu ài jiǎo ㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ngoi6 sau2 ngoi6 goek3 (idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
Show 6 more idioms with 手
- 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán ㄔˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4 (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
- 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ cou3 sau2 bat1 kap6 no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
- 大手大脚 大手大腳 dà shǒu dà jiǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ daai6 sau2 daai6 goek3 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
- 大显身手 大顯身手 dà xiǎn shēn shǒu ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ daai6 hin2 san1 sau2 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
- 得心应手 得心應手 dé xīn yìng shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sam1 jing3 sau2 lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
- 缚手缚脚 縛手縛腳 fù shǒu fù jiǎo ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ bok3 sau2 bok3 goek3 (idiom) to be bound by too many restrictions
Example sentences
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人们 人們 常 说 說 拿 在 手里 手裡 没有 沒有 感觉 感覺 的 东西 東西 还是 還是 放手 的 好 。
People often say: "If something in your hand no longer feels right, it's better to let it go."
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