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(fàng kāi) - let go, release, set free in Mandarin

fàngkāi

Traditional: 放開

Line drawing of 放开
Coloured illustration of 放开
HSK 4
#857 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

let go, release, set free

Word origin

A compound of 放 (fang) 'to release' and 开 (kai) 'to open'. Together: to open one's grip and let go, 'to release'.

Origin
compound
Root
放 (fang, 'to release') + 开 (kai, 'to open')

Stroke order

Stroke order for 放

Stroke order for 开

Examples

Let me go!

He let go of her hand.

Set your imagination free.

Please let go of my hand.

Relax and have fun.

放开 (fàng kāi) means let go, release, set free. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is part of lesson 18.