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放=方+攵
Etymology
let go
Meanings
to put
to place
to release
to free
to let go
to let out
to set off (fireworks)
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Words with 放 593 total
to let off · to give out放出fàng chūto enlarge · to magnify放大fàng dàto provide loans放贷fàng dàito act boldly放胆fàng dǎnlicentious · wanton · morally unrestrained放荡fàng dàngelectrical discharge · (coll.) to lure · to entice放电fàng diànto act wickedly · to bully · to make life difficult for sb by unreasonable actions放刁fàng diāoto poison · (fig.) to spread vicious rumors放毒fàng dúto allow to fly放飞fàng fēito knock off work for the day放工fàng gōngto let off · to let slip by · to let sb get away with sth放过fàng guòto give orders · to spread news or rumors · to leak certain information intentionally放话fàng huàto release (a hostage) · to put back in place放还fàng huánto set on fire · to commit arson · to create a disturbance放火fàng huǒto have a holiday or vacation放假fàng jià
Idioms with 放 78 total Chain
a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression百花齐放bǎi huā qí fànga hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956百花齐放，百家争鸣bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míngto wail loudly and mournfully (idiom)大放悲声dà fàng bēi shēngto prattle on self-importantly (idiom)大放厥词dà fàng jué cíuse a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns放长线钓大鱼fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú
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