放
fàng HSK1

put

放 fàng
put verb
to put or place something in a specific location or position

这种药一定要放在孩子够不到的地方。

zhè zhǒng yào yī​dìng yào fàng zài hái​zi gòu bù dào de dì​fang.

This medicine must be kept out of the reach of children.

release verb
to release, free, or let go of someone or something

他把抓到的蝴蝶放了。

tā bǎ zhuā​dào de hú​dié fàng le.

He released the butterfly he had caught.

set off verb
to set off fireworks or let out/discharge something

过年的时候，大家都会放烟花。

guò​nián de shí​hou, dà​jiā dōu huì fàng yān​huā.

Everyone sets off fireworks during the New Year.

play verb
to play or broadcast media content such as recordings, music, or films.

收音机正在放新闻。

shōu​yīn​jī zhèng​zài fàng xīn​wén.

The radio is playing the news.

have time off verb
to have a holiday or period of time off from work or school
indulge verb
to give way to or allow a certain behavior or impulse, especially when it is negative or excessive; to tolerate or condone.

这孩子管得不严，心都放野了。

zhè hái​zi guǎn de bù yán, xīn dōu fàng yě le.

This child hasn't been disciplined strictly, so he's become quite unruly.

emit verb
to emit or radiate something such as light, heat, or energy.

这颗钻石在灯下正放着光。

zhè kē zuàn​shí zài dēng​xià zhèng fàng zhe guāng.

The diamond is sparkling under the light.

unrestrained adjective
describing behavior that is bold, unrestrained, or lacking in social decorum, often implying a lack of self-control or disregard for conventions.

他这人太放了，一点也不懂规矩。

tā zhèi rén tài fàng le, yī​diǎn yě bù dǒng guī​ju.

He is too unrestrained and doesn't know any sense of decorum.

Frequency
Character
Written text
291st most common 762.8 per million
Movie subtitles
176th most common 993.3 per million appears in 98% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
569.3 per million appears in 86% of films
Written text
307.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+653E

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)