放 (fong3 fong2 | fang4 fang1 fang3) : let go; release; free; liberate

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放

fong3 fong2

fang4 fang1 fang3

[1] [v] let go; release; free; liberate; loosen [2] [v] put; place [3] [v] put in; add [4] [v] dissipate; debauch; indulge

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 攴 (#66)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

放

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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放心 fong3 sam1 fang4 xin1 = to not worry, be at ease

放手 fong3 sau2 fang4 shou3 = let go; let go one's hold

奔放 ban1 fong3 ben1 fang4 = unrestrained 國

放飛機 fong3 fei1 gei1 = fail to keep an appointment 粵

放工 fong3 gung1 fang4 gong1 = to come off work 粵

放學 fong3 hok6 fang4 xue2 = end school; end lessons

播放 bo3 fong3 bo1 fang4 = to broadcast

百花齊放 baak3 faa1 cai4 fong3 bai3 hua1 qi2 fang4 = let a hundred flowers bloom

下放 haa6 fong3 xia4 fang4 = to transfer to a lower level or work at the grass-roots level

解放 gaai2 fong3 jie3 fang4 = to free; to liberate; freedom; liberation
See all 132 compounds (CantoDict reports 147 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 12 examples containing 放

我把球放在桌上。國
I put the ball on the table.

我哋幾時擺放聖誕裝飾呀? 粵
When will we put up the Christmas decorations?

中國人嘅姓係放喺前面嘅。粵
Chinese put their surnames to the front.

他把好些書存放在我這兒了。國
He has left a number of books with me.

佢存放咗幾本書喺我呢處。粵
He has left a number of books with me.

呢個紙板箱，放喺地下就得㗎喇。粵
Just leave this cardboard box on the floor.
[(No need to do anything else to the box.)]

園主又打發了另一個僕人去，他們也把那人打了，並加以侮辱，放他空手回去。國
And again he (the lord of the vinyard) sent another servant. But they beat him also, and treating him reproachfully, sent him away empty. (Luke 20:11)

逢親放假我哋都會出國遊埠粵
We travel overseas whenever there is a holiday.

放膽一腳𨂾/naam3/過坺泥湴粵
Don't worry, just jump over the puddle of mud.

隻杯放到咁抿，因住𢱕落嚟。粵
The cup is placed so close to the edge, be careful or it might just fall off.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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