放
下

To lay down in Chinese: 放下 (fàng xià)

fàng xià

to lay down

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to lay down
  2. 2to put down
  3. 3to let go of
  4. 4to relinquish
  5. 5to set aside
  6. 6to lower (the blinds etc)

Stroke order

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放
下

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄤˋ

fàng

ㄈ/ fㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧㄚˋ

xià

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他放下手里的东西去开门。

    tā fàng xià shǒu lǐ de dōng xī qù kāi mén。

    He put down the things in his hands to open the door.

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Related words

下

xià

down

放

fàng

to put

下午

xià wǔ

afternoon

下雨

xià yǔ

to rain

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

放弃

fàng qì

to renounce

放松

fàng sōng

to relax

解放

jiě fàng

to liberate

开放

kāi fàng

to bloom

下载

xià zǎi

to download

放假

fàng jià

to have a holiday or vacation

放学

fàng xué

to dismiss students at the end of the school day

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