(fàng sōng) - relax, loosen up in Mandarin

fàngsōng

Traditional: 放鬆

HSK 4

#864 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

relax, loosen up

Word origin

A compound of 放 (fang) 'to release' and 松 (song) 'loose, slack' (the character 松 has the 木 'tree' radical and originally named the pine). Together: to slacken, 'to relax'.

Origin: compound
Root: 放 (fang, 'to release') + 松 (song, 'loose', 木 tree radical)

Stroke order

放

松

Examples

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Relax, don't be nervous.

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She relaxes with music.

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Let yourself relax a bit.

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Have a proper rest at the weekend.

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Listening to music relaxes me.

放松 (fàng sōng) means relax, loosen up. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is part of lesson 18.