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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[fàng]
  1. 1. verb [使自由] release
    release
    free
  2. 2. verb [暂时停止]
    下周我两天假。
    I'll have two days off next week.
    学了。
    School is now over.
  3. 3. verb [放纵] let oneself go
    声歌唱
    sing uninhibitedly
    言高论
    speak without restraint
  4. 4. verb [赶牲畜吃草] graze
    graze cattle
  5. 5. verb [驱逐] expel
    banish
  6. 6. verb [发出] send out
    fire a gun
    风筝
    fly a kite
  7. 7. verb [点燃] set … off
    爆竹
    set off firecrackers
  8. 8. verb [借出收息] lend
    高利贷
    practise (英) {或} practice (美) usury
  9. 9. verb [扩展]
    把照片
    enlarge a photo
    把裙子
    let down a skirt
  10. 10. verb [花开] bloom
  11. 11. verb [搁置] put … to one side
  12. 12. verb [弄倒] cut down
  13. 13. verb [使处于] put
    她把课本在桌子上。
    She put the book on the table.
  14. 14. verb [加进] add
    你往里点糖就好喝。
    If you add some sugar it will taste better.
  15. 15. verb [控制自己]
    严肃点
    become more serious
  16. 16. verb [放映] project
    电影
    project a film
  17. 17. verb [保存] leave
    把东西就我这里吧。
    Leave your things with me.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[fàng]
  1. 1. verb let go; set free; release
    把游泳池里的水
    let the water out of the swimming pool
    把俘虏
    release the captives
    抓住绳子不
    won't let go of the rope
    他走
    let him go
  2. 2. verb give way to; let oneself go
    act boldly and with confidence
  3. 3. verb put out to feed
    鸭子
    put ducks out to feed in a pond, stream, etc.
    put cattle out to pasture; graze cattle
  4. 4. verb let off; give off or out
    风筝
    fly a kite
    爆竹
    let off firecrackers
    shoot an arrow
    fire a gun
  5. 5. verb show (a film, etc.); play (a record, etc.)
    电视
    switch on the TV
    点儿音乐听听
    play some music records or tapes
    幻灯片
    show some lantern slides
    录像
    play a video tape
    录音
    play back a recording
  6. 6. verb light; kindle
    set fire to; set on fire; commit arson
  7. 7. verb lend (money) at interest; loan
    他的钱全出去了,一时收不回来。
    All his money has been loaned out. He can't get it back for the moment.
  8. 8. verb make larger or longer; let out; let down
    裤腰要一厘米。
    Please let these trousers out 1 cm. at the waist.
    把这条裙子长一点儿。
    Let out the hem on this skirt a little.
    几张相片
    have a few photos enlarged
  9. 9. verb moderate (one's action, attitude or behaviour)
    请你脚步轻些!
    Tread softly, please.
    明白些。
    Be sensible.
    老实点儿!
    You behave yourself!
  10. 10. verb (of flowers) blossom; open
    心花怒
    burst with joy; be wild with joy; be elated
    百花齐
    let a hundred flowers bloom —free development of different forms and styles in the arts
  11. 11. verb put; place; lay; drop
    你来碗筷。
    Will you set the table for dinner?
    把书在桌上。
    Put the book on the desk.
  12. 12. verb cause something or somebody to fall to the ground:
    他三下两下就把那个坏蛋倒了。
    With just a few blows, he knocked the hooligan down to the ground.
    上山
    go to the mountains to fell trees
  13. 13. verb lay aside; store away (for future use); keep long
    鲜牛奶不能得太久。
    Fresh milk won't keep long.
    这事不急,再说。
    It's not an urgent matter. Let's lay it aside for the moment.
  14. 14. fly
  15. 15. verb set

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[fàng]
  1. 1. 驱逐到边远地区;解除约束,使自由
    把俘虏回去
  2. 2. 不加拘束;
    开嗓子唱
    任自流
  3. 3.
  4. 4. 暂时停止工作或学习,使自由活动
  5. 5. 指引火焚烧
  6. 6. 发出;发射
    光芒
  7. 7. (把钱或物)发给(一批人)
  8. 8. 把钱借给别人并收取利息
    高利贷
  9. 9. (花)开
    鲜花怒
  10. 10. 扩大;延长
    把袖子再长些
  11. 11. 置;存
    把被子在床上
    天太热,馒头两天就馊
  12. 12. 搁置;停止进行
    不要紧的事先再说
  13. 13. 使倒下;
    上山
  14. 14. 把某些东西加进去
    炒菜别忘了
  15. 15. 控制(行动、态度等),使达到某种状态
    慢速度
    老实点

Examples

别横着,立着
Don't lay it down, stand it up.
这桌子在门口太碍事了。
This table is too close to the door, it gets in the way.
橱顶上着两只皮箱。
There are two suitcases on the top of the wardrobe.
玻璃橱里着许多小摆设。
A lot of bric-a-brac is displayed in the glass-fronted cabinet.
把这几件东西单在一个地方。
Keep these things in a separate place.
低频大器
low-frequency amplifier
这丁点儿事不必在心上。
Don't bother about such trifles.
把俘虏
release the captives

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nciku Note

摆, 搁 and 放

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bǎi, and fàng

All three words mean "to place something in a certain location".

1. 摆 emphasizes the presentation and the arrangement of the objects; 搁 is distinctively colloquial and most popular in the northern regions of China; 放 can be used both casually and formally.
(1) 桌子上着几本书。
(2) 各大商场的柜台里已经出了许多今年的新款。

If the sense of display is not stressed, 搁 and 放 will also do.
(3) 这东西应该/)哪儿?

2. 搁 also means " to put aside ". In the following two sentence, 放 is also used, but 摆 will not do.
(1) 这几个苹果)桌子上好几天了。
(2) 这件事都)了很久了。

3. 搁 and 放 also mean "to add to".
(1) 应该再往这道菜里)些盐。
(2) 还要再往盆里)热水吗?

1.这三个词都有(把东西)置于某处的意思。“摆”侧重于陈列、排列,“搁”在北方比较通用,比较口语化,有时含“留置”的意思。“放”在书面口语都通用。
如果不需要强调排列或陈列,上两句用“搁”或“放”也是可以的。
2.“搁”还有“搁置”的意思。
3. “搁”和“放”还有“添加”的意思。

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