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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

放 [fàng]
  1. 1. verb [使自由] release
    释放
    release
    解放
    free
  2. 2. verb [暂时停止]
    下周我放两天假。
    I'll have two days off next week.
    放学了。
    School is now over.
  3. 3. verb [放纵] let oneself go
    放声歌唱
    sing uninhibitedly
    放言高论
    speak without restraint
  4. 4. verb [赶牲畜吃草] graze
    放牛
    graze cattle
  5. 5. verb [驱逐] expel
    流放
    banish
  6. 6. verb [发出] send out
    放炮
    fire a gun
    放风筝
    fly a kite
  7. 7. verb [点燃] set … off
    放爆竹
    set off firecrackers
  8. 8. verb [借出收息] lend
    放高利贷
    practise (英) {或} practice (美) usury
  9. 9. verb [扩展]
    把照片放大
    enlarge a photo
    把裙子放长
    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
    她把课本放在桌子上。
    She put the book on the table.
  14. 14. verb [加进] add
    你往里放点糖就好喝。
    If you add some sugar it will taste better.
  15. 15. verb [控制自己]
    放严肃点
    become more serious
  16. 16. verb [放映] project
    放电影
    project a film
  17. 17. verb [保存] leave
    把东西就放我这里吧。
    Leave your things with me.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

放 [fàng]
  1. 1. verb let go; set free; release
    我要把小鸟从笼子里放走。
    请把我放了吧。
    对梦想我们要坚持不放。
    放他走是不可能的。
    把游泳池里的水放掉
    let the water out of the swimming pool
    把俘虏放了
    release the captives
    抓住绳子不放
    won't let go of the rope
    放他走
    let him go
  2. 2. verb give way to; let oneself go
    放胆
    act boldly and with confidence
  3. 3. verb put out to feed
    大嫂在湖里放鸭子。
    小宝在草坪上放牛。
    放鸭子
    put ducks out to feed in a pond, stream, etc.
    放牛
    put cattle out to pasture; graze cattle
  4. 4. verb let off; give off or out
    年轻人都在广场上放风筝。
    孩子们喜欢放爆竹。
    丘比特又放了一支爱情之箭。
    猎人在森林中放枪。
    放风筝
    fly a kite
    放爆竹
    let off firecrackers
    放箭
    shoot an arrow
    放枪
    fire a gun
  5. 5. verb show (a film, etc.); play (a record, etc.)
    食堂正在放电视。
    请你放些动画片给我们看看。
    同学们请技术人员放幻灯片。
    英语课老师为我们放录像。
    老师在教室中准备放录音。
    放电视
    switch on the TV
    放点儿音乐听听
    play some music records or tapes
    放幻灯片
    show some lantern slides
    放录像
    play a video tape
    放录音
    play back a recording
  6. 6. verb light; kindle
    放火
    set fire to; set on fire; commit arson
  7. 7. verb lend (money) at interest; loan
    他靠放高利贷为生。
    他的钱全放出去了，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
    腰围要放宽两寸。
    上衣的身长要放一寸。
    爸爸下午去照相馆放了几张照片。
    裤腰要放一厘米。
    Please let these trousers out 1 cm. at the waist.
    把这条裙子放长一点儿。
    Let out the hem on this skirt a little.
    放几张相片
    have a few photos enlarged
  9. 9. verb moderate (one's action, attitude or behaviour)
    晚上走路要放轻些。
    请放稳重些。
    考试时要放老实点。
    请你脚步放轻些!
    Tread softly, please.
    放明白些。
    Be sensible.
    放老实点儿!
    You behave yourself!
  10. 10. verb (of flowers) blossom; open
    心花怒放
    burst with joy; be wild with joy; be elated
    百花齐放
    let a hundred flowers bloom —free development of different forms and styles in the arts
    春天来了百花齐放。
  11. 11. verb put; place; lay; drop
    你来放碗筷。
    Will you set the table for dinner?
    把书放在桌上。
    Put the book on the desk.
    把书放在桌子上。
  12. 12. verb cause something or somebody to fall to the ground:
    他三下两下就把那个坏蛋放倒了。
    With just a few blows, he knocked the hooligan down to the ground.
    上山放树
    go to the mountains to fell trees
    警察把小偷放倒了。
  13. 13. verb lay aside; store away (for future use); keep long
    鲜牛奶不能放得太久。
    Fresh milk won't keep long.
    这事不急，放一放再说。
    It's not an urgent matter. Let's lay it aside for the moment.
    面包不能放太长时间。
  14. 14. fly
  15. 15. verb set

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

放 [fàng]
  1. 1. 动 驱逐到边远地区;解除约束,使自由
    放逐
    流放
    把俘虏放回去
    释放
  2. 2. 动 不加拘束;放纵
    放开嗓子唱
    豪放
    放任自流
  3. 3. 动 放牧
    放羊
  4. 4. 动 暂时停止工作或学习,使自由活动
    放工
    放学
    放假
  5. 5. 动 指引火焚烧
    放火
  6. 6. 动 发出;发射
    放枪
    放箭
    放光芒
  7. 7. 动 (把钱或物)发给(一批人)
    放赈
    发放
  8. 8. 动 把钱借给别人并收取利息
    放款
    放高利贷
  9. 9. 动 (花)开
    鲜花怒放
  10. 10. 动 扩大;延长
    把袖子再放长些
    放大
  11. 11. 动 放置;存放
    把被子放在床上
    天太热,馒头放两天就馊
    安放
  12. 12. 动 搁置;停止进行
    不要紧的事先放一放再说
  13. 13. 动 使倒下;放倒
    上山放树
  14. 14. 动 把某些东西加进去
    炒菜别忘了放盐
    投放
  15. 15. 动 控制(行动、态度等),使达到某种状态
    放慢速度
    放老实点
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Examples

别横着放，立着放。
Don't lay it down, stand it up. → 立
这桌子放在门口太碍事了。
This table is too close to the door, it gets in the way. → 碍事
放爆竹
let off firecrackers → 放
放唱片
play a phonograph record → 唱片
橱顶上放着两只皮箱。
There are two suitcases on the top of the wardrobe. → 橱
玻璃橱里放着许多小摆设。
A lot of bric-a-brac is displayed in the glass-fronted cabinet. → 橱
把这几件东西单放在一个地方。
Keep these things in a separate place. → 单
低频放大器
low-frequency amplifier → 低频
这丁点儿事不必放在心上。
Don't bother about such trifles. → 丁点儿
放他走
let him go → 放
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Character Decomposition

方
[fāng]		 + 攵
[pū]

Stroke Order

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nciku Note

摆, 搁 and 放

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。
All three words mean "to place something in a certain location". 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）桌子上摆着几本书。
（2）各大商场的柜台里已经摆出了许多今年的新款。
如果不需要强调排列或陈列，上两句用“搁”或“放”也是可以的。
If the sense of display is not stressed, 搁 and 放 will also do.
（3）这东西应该放（搁/摆）哪儿？
2.“搁”还有“搁置”的意思。
搁 also means " to put aside " . In the following two sentence, 放 is also used, but 摆 will not do.
（1）这几个苹果搁（放）桌子上好几天了。
（2）这件事都搁（放）了很久了。

3.“搁”和“放”还有“添加”的意思。
搁 and 放 also mean " to add to ".
（1）应该再往这道菜里放（搁）些盐。
（2）还要再往盆里放（搁）热水吗？

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