放 fàng
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fàng
verb
to put; to place
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 进屋，把笤帚放在原处 'He entered the room and placed the broom in its original position.' （Lao She, 2003, p. 173; Guoyu '放' v 4; Kroll 2015 '放' 1b, p. 109; Unihan '放') -
fàng
verb
to release; to free; to liberate
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 解放 (Kroll 2015 '放' 2; Unihan '放'; XHZD '放' 1) -
fàng
verb
to dismiss
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 散; for example, 放学 'class dismissed' (Guoyu '放' v 7; XHZD '放' 1-2) -
fàng
verb
to feed a domesticated animal
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Agriculture
Notes: (XHZD '放' 1-1) -
fàng
verb
to shoot; to light on fire
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Fire
Notes: (XHZD '放' 3) -
fàng
verb
to expand; to enlarge
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 放大 'magnify' (XHZD '放' 4) -
fàng
verb
to exile
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As in 流放 (Guoyu '放' v 1; Kroll 2015 '放' 1, p. 109; XHZD '放' 7) -
fàng
verb
to shelve; to set aside; to abandon
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As in 放弃 (Guoyu '放' v 2; Kroll 2015 '放' 1a, p. 109; XHZD '放' 6) -
fàng
verb
to act arbitrarily; to indulge
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 放纵 (Guoyu '放' v 3; Kroll 2015 '放' 3, p. 109) -
fàng
verb
to open; to reveal fully
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 开 or 展 (Guoyu '放' v 6; Kroll 2015 '放' 3, p. 109) -
fàng
verb
to emit; to send out; to issue
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 发出 (Guoyu '放' v 5) -
fàng
verb
to appoint; to assign; to delegate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '放' v 8) -
fǎng
verb
according to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 依据 (Guoyu '放' fǎng v 1) -
fǎng
verb
to arrive at
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 至 (Guoyu '放' fǎng v 2) -
fǎng
verb
to copy; to imitate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 仿效 (Guoyu '放' fǎng v 3)
Contained in
- 放风(放風) to allow in fresh air; to allow a prisoner out for exercise; to give out information
- 心花怒放 bursting with joy
- 农奴解放日(農奴解放日) Serf Liberation Day (PRC)
- 放任自流 to let somebody do whatever they want; to indulge; to give free reins to; to let things slide; to drift aimlessly
- 放大片 cosmetic contact lens; big eye contact lens; circle contact lens
- 放屁 to fart; to break wind ; [used in cursing] absurd
- 放得下 to be able to accomodate; be able to let go
- 泰米尔伊拉姆猛虎解放组织(泰米爾伊拉姆猛虎解放組織) Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
- 放浪形骸 to abandon all restraint
- 释放(釋放) to release; to set free; to liberate; to discharge
- 放帐(放帳) to lend money in return for interest collected
- 单放机(單放機) tape player; video player; (media) player; play-only device
- 放出 to let off; to give out
- 开放式系统(開放式系統) open system(s)
- 放射性污染 radioactive contamination
- 取保释放(取保釋放) to be released on bail
- 人民解放军(人民解放軍) People's Liberation Army
- 放射生成物 radiogenic material
- 播放 to broadcast; to transmit; to play
- 放大 to enlarge; to magnify; to zoom in
- 码放(碼放) to pile up; to stack up
- 放工 to finish work for the day
- 放低 to lower; to be humble
- 燃放鞭炮 to set off fire crackers
- 杀人放火(殺人放火) to kill and burn; murder and arson
- 放羊 to tend a flock of sheep; to let sheep out to pasture
- 摆放(擺放) to set up; to arrange; to lay out
- 放心 to be at ease ; to trust somebody ; to indulge
- 排放 to discharge
- 放话(放話) to give orders; to spread news or rumors; to leak certain information intentionally
- 放假 to have a holiday or vacation
- 放不下 unable to let go
- 放下 lay down; put down
- 开放社会(開放社會) open society
- 置放 to put; to place
- 展放 to blossom
- 放开手脚(放開手腳) to have free rein
- 放养(放養) to breed (livestock, fish, crops etc); to grow; to raise
- 大鸣大放(大鳴大放) free airing of views (PRC)
- 放枪(放槍) to open fire; to shoot a gun
- 拿得起放得下 can pick it up or put it down; to take what comes; to meet gains or losses with equanimity
- 放羊娃 shepherd; shepherd boy
- 剩余放射性(剩餘放射性) residual radioactivity
- 放宽(放寬) to relax restrictions
- 大放光明 great release of light
- 放长线钓大鱼(放長線釣大魚) use a long line to catch a big fish; a long-term plan for major returns
Also contained in
改革开放 、 桑地诺民族解放阵线 、 朝日放送 、 开放源码软件 、 放卫星
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- 卷十四 魏書十四 程郭董劉蔣劉傳 Volume 14: Book of Wei 14 - Biographies of Cheng, Dong, Guo, Liu, Jiang, and Liu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 43
- 卷四百五十七 列傳第二百十六 隱逸上 戚同文 陳摶 种放 萬適 李瀆 魏野 邢敦 林逋 高懌 徐復 孔旼 何羣 Volume 457 Biographies 216: Recluses 1 - Qi Tongwen, Chen Tuan, Zhong Fang, Wan Shi, Li Du, Wei Ye, Xing Dun, Lin Bu, Gao Yi, Xu Fu, Kong Min, He Qun History of Song 宋史 — count: 41
- 第二回 Chapter 70 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 31
- 卷五十九 張湯傳 Volume 59: Zhang Tang Book of Han 漢書 — count: 28
- 卷四十九 列傳第十九 阮籍 嵇康 向秀 劉伶 謝鯤 胡毋輔之 畢卓 王尼 羊曼 光逸 Volume 49 Biographies 19: Ruan Ji; Ji Kang; Xiang Xiu; Liu Ling; Xie Kun; Huwu Fuzhi; Bi Zhuo; Wang Ni; Yang Man; Guang Yi Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 22
- 卷二十八 列傳第二十二 裴邃 兄子之高 之平 之橫 夏侯亶 弟夔 魚弘附 韋放 Volume 28: Pei Sui; Pei Zhigao; Pei Zhiping; Pei Zhiheng; Xiahou Dan; Xiahou Kui; Yu Hongfu; Wei Fang Book of Liang 梁書 — count: 21
- 第五十一回 Chapter 51 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 19
- 卷十八 Scroll 18 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 19
- 卷一百五十六 志第一百〇九 選舉二 Volume 156 Treatises 109: Selection and appointment of Officials 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 17
- 第一百十八回 Chapter 118 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 14
Collocations
- 汤放 (湯放) 湯放桀 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《禮器》 Rites in the Formation of Character — count: 9
- 放桀 (放桀) 成湯放桀于南巢 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 仲虺之誥 Shang Shu - Announcement of Zhong-hui — count: 9
- 放勋 (放勛) 放勛曰 — Mencius 孟子, 滕文公上 Teng Wen Gong I — count: 5
- 放牛 (放牛) 放牛于桃林之野 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 武成 Zhou Shu - Successful Completion of the War — count: 4
- 人放 (人放) 蔡人放其大夫公孫獵于吳 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 4
- 伊尹放 (伊尹放) 伊尹放諸桐 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 太甲上 Shang Shu - Tai Jia I — count: 3
- 放驩 (放驩) 放驩兜于崇山 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書 舜典 Yu Shu - Canon of Shun — count: 3
- 曰放 (曰放) 曰放勳 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書 堯典 Yu Shu - Canon of Yao — count: 3
- 晋放 (晉放) 晉放其大夫胥甲父于衛 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 3
- 放佚 (放佚) 馬牛畜獸有放佚者 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months — count: 3