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fàng · to release, to liberate, to free

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HSK 2.0 · Level 3HSK 3.0 · Level 3Frequency #280
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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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攵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 放

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fàngWords pronounced fàng
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Example sentences

Notice where 放 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ bú huì fàng qì nǐ de.我不会放弃你的。

I won't abandon you.

Source: Tatoeba #11236338 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shì shuō nǐ fàng qì le ma?你是说你放弃了吗?

Are you saying that you give up?

Source: Tatoeba #4815166 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú huì fàng qì de.我不会放弃的。

I'm not going to give up.

Source: Tatoeba #8686679 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fàng guò wǒ ba, shòu bù liǎoliǎo!放过我吧,受不了了!

Let me go. I can't take it anymore!

Source: Tatoeba #2029291 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ dāng wǒ shuō huà zài fàng pì, shì ma?你当我说话在放屁,是吗?

You think that I'm just talking nonsense, don't you?

Source: Tatoeba #2300128 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ gēn běn bù bǎ nǐ fàng zài yǎn lǐ!我根本不把你放在眼里!

I look down on you!

Source: Tatoeba #800562 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 放 in context

  1. Say fàng, then recall the core meaning: to release, to liberate, to free.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 放假 (fàng jià), meaning “to have a holiday or vacation”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 放 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.