(fàng sōng) - relax, loosen up in Mandarin
fàngsōngTraditional: 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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