chí HSK7

loosen

Senses

chí (also shǐ) to relax

(bound form) to relax; to slacken; to loosen

chí (also shǐ) to unstring

(literary) to unstring a bow; to release the tension on a bowstring

chí (also shǐ) to abolish

(bound form) to lift a ban; to abolish; to discard; to neglect

chí (also shǐ) to collapse

(literary) to fall apart; to collapse; to be destroyed (of buildings or systems)

References

antonym 弛/弛 张/張