下放
xià​fàng

to delegate

  • created sense approved 下放 · xià​fàng · to delegate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    下放

    xià​fàng

    to delegate

    To transfer power, tasks, or authority from a higher level to a lower level; to decentralize.

    下 (literal) → 下 · xià · to descend 放 (literal) → 放 · fàng · to exile

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 下放 · xià​fàng · to transfer to a lower level — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    下放

    xià​fàng

    to transfer to a lower level

    To transfer personnel or cadres to work in a lower-level unit, or to send them to rural areas or factories to perform manual labor.

    下 (literal) → 下 · xià · to descend 放 (literal) → 放 · fàng · to exile

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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