放羊
fàng yáng
Pinyin

Definition

放羊
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fàng yáng
  1. to tend a flock of sheep
  2. to let sheep out to pasture
  3. fig. to throw off the reins
  4. to leave sb alone
  5. acting freely and irresponsibly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

放
fàng
  1. 1 to put
  2. 2 to place
  3. 3 to release
  4. 4 to free
  5. 5 to let go
  6. 6 to let out
  7. 7 to set off (fireworks)
放下
fàng xià
  1. 1 to lay down
  2. 2 to put down
  3. 3 to let go of
  4. 4 to relinquish
  5. 5 to set aside
  6. 6 to lower (the blinds etc)
放假
fàng jià
  1. 1 to have a holiday or vacation
放弃
fàng qì
  1. 1 to renounce
  2. 2 to abandon
  3. 3 to give up
羊
Yáng
  1. 1 surname Yang
回放
huí fàng
  1. 1 to replay
  2. 2 to play back
奔放
bēn fàng
  1. 1 bold and unrestrained
  2. 2 untrammeled
存放
cún fàng
  1. 1 to deposit
  2. 2 to store
  3. 3 to leave in sb's care
山羊
shān yáng
  1. 1 goat
  2. 2 (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
播放
bō fàng
  1. 1 to broadcast
  2. 2 to transmit
摆放
bǎi fàng
  1. 1 to set up
  2. 2 to arrange
  3. 3 to lay out
放低
fàng dī
  1. 1 to lower
  2. 2 to be humble
放出
fàng chū
  1. 1 to let off
  2. 2 to give out
放大
fàng dà
  1. 1 to enlarge
  2. 2 to magnify
放学
fàng xué
  1. 1 to dismiss students at the end of the school day
放射
fàng shè
  1. 1 to radiate
  2. 2 radioactive
放屁
fàng pì
  1. 1 to fart
  2. 2 to break wind
  3. 3 to talk nonsense
  4. 4 Utter rubbish!
放心
fàng xīn
  1. 1 to feel relieved
  2. 2 to feel reassured
  3. 3 to be at ease
放手
fàng shǒu
  1. 1 to let go one's hold
  2. 2 to give up
  3. 3 to have a free hand
放晴
fàng qíng
  1. 1 (of weather) to clear up

Idioms (20)

亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
  1. 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act belatedly
  3. 3 better late than never
  4. 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
  1. 1 great release of light (idiom)
大放厥辞
dà fàng jué cí
  1. 1 great release of talk (idiom); to spout nonsense
心花怒放
xīn huā nù fàng
  1. 1 to burst with joy (idiom)
  2. 2 to be over the moon
  3. 3 to be elated
拿得起放得下
ná de qǐ fàng de xià
  1. 1 lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take what comes
  3. 3 to meet gains or losses with equanimity
挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
  1. 1 lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cheat
  3. 3 dishonest advertising
  4. 4 wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
摩顶放踵
mó dǐng fàng zhǒng
  1. 1 to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
  2. 2 to wear oneself out for the general good
放下屠刀，立地成佛
fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó
  1. 1 lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
  2. 2 to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
放下身段
fàng xià shēn duàn
  1. 1 to get off one's high horse (idiom)
  2. 2 to dispense with posturing (and adopt a more humble or empathetic attitude)
放之四海而皆准
fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
  1. 1 appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
  2. 2 a panacea
放之四海而皆准
fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
  1. 1 applicable anywhere (idiom)
放情丘壑
fàng qíng qiū hè
  1. 1 to enjoy oneself in nature's embrace (idiom)
放浪不羁
fàng làng bù jī
  1. 1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
放浪形骸
fàng làng xíng hái
  1. 1 to abandon all restraint (idiom)
放着明白装糊涂
fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu
  1. 1 to pretend not to know (idiom)
放荡不羁
fàng dàng bù jī
  1. 1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
放诞不拘
fàng dàn bù jū
  1. 1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
放诞不羁
fàng dàn bù jī
  1. 1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
放长线钓大鱼
fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú
  1. 1 use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
放开手脚
fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo
  1. 1 to have free rein (idiom)

Sample Sentences

行了，快上车。你抓紧我，我会骑得很快。怎么偏偏这个时候放羊。（喇叭声）喂，让开！快让开！不要命啦！
xíng le ，kuài shàngchē 。nǐ zhuājǐn wǒ ，wǒ huì qí de hěn kuài 。zěnme piānpiān zhège shíhou fàngyáng 。（lābā shēng ）wèi ，ràngkai ！kuài ràngkai ！bù yàomìng la ！
All right, get on the bike. Hold on tight, I'm going to drive really fast. How come just at a time like this they are herding sheep? (Horn blast) Hey, make way! Make way! You want to die or something?
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刚才那个空落族放羊的人肯定是故意的！糟了，中了他的计！
gāngcái nàge kōngluòzú fàngyáng de rén kěndìng shì gùyì de ！zāo le ，zhòng le tā de jì ！
Just now--that Kongluo person herding sheep must have done that on purpose! Darn it, we fell into his trap!
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