fàng​shǒu

to let go

放手 fàng//shǒu
to let go verb + noun
to let go of one's hold; to release what one is grasping

I don’t want control, I want to let go.

to give up verb + noun
to stop doing something or leave a matter alone; to wash one's hands of a situation
to have a free hand
to act without restraint or interference; to go all out or give someone a free hand to do something
to act unscrupulously
(literary) to act lawlessly or without restraint; to give free rein to corruption or evil deeds

Frequency

Movie subtitles
33.3 per million appears in 12% of films
Written text
15.3 per million

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