放下
fàng xià
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
下
xià
  1. 1 down
  2. 2 downwards
  3. 3 below
  4. 4 lower
  5. 5 later
  6. 6 next (week etc)
  7. 7 second (of two parts)
  8. 8 to decline
  9. 9 to go down
  10. 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
下午
xià wǔ
  1. 1 afternoon
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 p.m.
下载
xià zǎi
  1. 1 to download
  2. 2 also pr. [xià zài]
天下
tiān xià
  1. 1 land under heaven
  2. 2 the whole world
  3. 3 the whole of China
  4. 4 realm
  5. 5 rule
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
一下子
yī xià zi
  1. 1 in a short while
  2. 2 all at once
  3. 3 all of a sudden
上下
shàng xià
  1. 1 up and down
  2. 2 top and bottom
  3. 3 old and new
  4. 4 length
  5. 5 about
下来
xià lai
  1. 1 to come down
  2. 2 (completed action marker)
  3. 3 (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)
  4. 4 (indicates continuation from the past towards us)
  5. 5 to be harvested (of crops)
  6. 6 to be over (of a period of time)
  7. 7 to go among the masses (said of leaders)
下去
xià qù
  1. 1 to go down
  2. 2 to descend
  3. 3 to go on
  4. 4 to continue
  5. 5 (of a servant) to withdraw
下场
xià chǎng
  1. 1 to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc)
  2. 2 to take part in some activity
  3. 3 to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)
下属
xià shǔ
  1. 1 subordinate
  2. 2 underling
下巴
xià ba
  1. 1 chin
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
下厨
xià chú
  1. 1 to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal)
  2. 2 to cook
下手
xià shǒu
  1. 1 to start
  2. 2 to put one's hand to
  3. 3 to set about
  4. 4 the seat to the right of the main guest
下班
xià bān
  1. 1 to finish work
  2. 2 to get off work
下课
xià kè
  1. 1 to finish class
  2. 2 to get out of class
下跌
xià diē
  1. 1 to fall
  2. 2 to tumble

Idioms (20)

三下两下
sān xià liǎng xià
  1. 1 quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策，下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
  1. 1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
  1. 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
  1. 1 out of breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to gasp for air
上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
  1. 1 subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
不愧下学
bù kuì xià xué
  1. 1 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
  1. 1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
干打雷，不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
  1. 1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
  2. 2 a lot of noise but no action
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
  1. 1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
兵临城下
bīng lín chéng xià
  1. 1 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
包打天下
bāo dǎ tiān xià
  1. 1 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
  2. 2 not allow anyone else to have a look in
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
  1. 1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
唯恐天下不乱
wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn
  1. 1 to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
  1. 1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
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

Sample Sentences

刚刚我带宝宝出去转转，一不留神，一位老太太居然把我孩子抱起来亲，我客客气气让他把孩子放下，他还把孩子抱给另一位老太太！简直不可理喻！欸，你说他嘴巴有多少细菌呀？要是害我家宝宝生病了，谁负责？
gānggāng wǒ dài bǎobao chūqù zhuàn zhuan ，yī bù liúshén ，yī wèi lǎotàitai jūrán bǎ wǒ háizi bào qǐlái qīn ，wǒ kèkèqìqi ràng tā bǎ háizi fàngxià ，tā hái bǎ háizi bào gěi lìngyī wèi lǎotàitai ！jiǎnzhí bù kě lǐyù ！èi ，nǐ shuō tā zuǐbā yǒu duōshao xìjūn ya ？yàoshì hài wǒjiā bǎobao shēngbìng le ，shéi fùzé ？
I just took my baby out for a walk, and when my guard was down for one moment, an old woman suddenly picked up my child to kiss him. I politely asked her to put the child back down, but she gave the child to another old woman! It beggars belief! Agh! You don't know what germs there are in her mouth? If he got my baby sick, who would take responsibility for it?
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那可太好了，我这头一回来大城市，一下了火车都不知道往哪里走了，能遇到你这半个小老乡也是我走运了。（张铁柱喜出望外，放下行李握住骗子的手）
nā kě tài hǎo le ，wǒ zhè tóuyīhuí lai dàchéngshì ，yī xià le huǒchē dōu bù zhīdào wǎng nǎli zǒu le ，néng yùdào nǐ zhè bàn gè xiǎo lǎoxiāng yě shì wǒ zǒuyùn le 。（Zhāng Tiězhù xǐchūwàngwài ，fàngxià xíngli wòzhù piànzi de shǒu ）
Oh how great. What great luck that on my first trip to the big city I chanced to meet someone pretty much from my home town as soon as I got off the train. (Zhang Tiezhu looks overwhelmed with joy and puts down his luggage to shake hands with the con man)
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还真是，酒店年夜饭虽然方便又丰盛，吃完了放下筷子就可以直接回家看春晚，可那感觉却真的不如在自己家吃年夜饭来得温馨有年味儿啊。
hái zhēn shì ，jiǔdiàn niányèfàn suīrán fāngbiàn yòu fēngshèng ，chīwán le fàngxià kuàizi jiù kěyǐ zhíjiē huíjiā kàn chūn wǎn ，kě nà gǎnjué què zhēnde bùrú zài zìjǐ jiā chī niányèfàn láide wēnxīn yǒu niánwèir5 ā 。
Really, although the Chinese New Year dinner at hotels is convenient and bountiful, then when you've finished you can put down your chopsticks and go right home to watch the CCTV New Year's Gala, but the feeling doesn't really compare to the warm and festive atmosphere of eating Chinese New Year's dinner at your own house.
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如何让孩子放下手机游戏——青少年沉迷网络游戏乱象与预防措施调查
rúhé ràng háizi fàngxià shǒujī yóuxì ——qīngshàonián chénmí Wǎngluò yóuxì luànxiàng yǔ yùfáng cuòshī diàochá
How to get children not to indulge in mobile games - problems and chaos with teenage indulgence in mobile games and a survey on preventive measures.
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不要马上，立刻！立刻把手机放下！
bùyào mǎshàng ，lìkè ！lìkè bǎ shǒujī fàngxià ！
Not almost, now! Put it down right this minute!
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快放下武器！”
kuài fàngxià wǔqì ！”
"Put down your weapon now!"
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你不听话了，是不是？快把玩具放下。
nǐ bù tīnghuà le ，shì bu shì ？kuài bǎ wánjù fàngxià 。
So you're not going to behave, huh? Put down the toy now.
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你凭什么动我的东西！给我放下！我告诉你们，我哥可是公安局长！
nǐ píng shénme dòng wǒ de dōngxi ！gěi wǒ fàngxià ！wǒ gàosu nǐmen ，wǒ gē kě shì gōng\'ān júzhǎng ！
Why are you moving my stuff? Put it back! I'm telling you! My brother is a police chief! I'm not kidding!
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哼！你们已经被包围了。快放下武器！对了，魏导，这儿有一封阿梅的信，相信你很想读一下。
hèng ！nǐmen yǐjīng bèi bāowéi le 。kuài fàngxià wǔqì ！duìle ，Wèi dǎo ，zhèr yǒu yī fēng Āméi de xìn ，xiāngxìn nǐ hěn xiǎng dú yīxià 。
Hah! You're already surrounded. Put down your weapons, now! Oh, that's right - Mr. Wei, here's a letter from Amei. I'm sure you'd love to read it.
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