放 fàngfǎng HSK1 put Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: to lend All meanings 1,455 fàng 1,455 to release 517to put 465to leave aside 306to set off 55to let oneself go 41to let out 40to expand 18to adopt a state 6to bloom 4to graze 2to lend 2to exile 2 Some sentences contain multiple meanings of 放, so totals are smaller than the sum of items. 2 sentences for 放 (fàng — to lend) 我的第一份工作就是在街道上发放传单。 wǒde dìyī fèn gōngzuò jiùshì zài jiēdào shang fāfàng chuándān. My first job was distributing flyers on the street. Source: CCMatrix她已申请失业,但不知道救济金何时开始发放。 tā yǐ shēnqǐng shī yè, dàn bùzhīdào jiùjìjīn héshí kāishǐ fāfàng. She has applied for unemployment but doesn’t know when the benefits will begin arriving. Source: CCMatrix