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- unrestrained
- dissolute
- dissipated
- unconventional
- immoral
- to debauch
- to dissipate
- extroverted
- outgoing
- to play audio through speakers (rather than through earphones)
- (old) to appoint to a post outside the capital
- to set free a captive animal (in some cases, as an act of Buddhist mercy)
Trad. 放療
- radiotherapy (abbr. for 放射療法|放射疗法[fang4 she4 liao2 fa3])
- to treat by radiotherapy
- to relax completely
- to empty one's mind
- (finance) to sell short
- (of a commercial vehicle) to travel empty (no cargo or passengers)
- to deadhead
Trad. 放線
- (angling) to play a fish
- (kite-flying) to let the string out
- (dating) to play the field
Trad. 放縱
- to indulge
- to pamper
- to connive at
- permissive
- indulgent
- self-indulgent
- unrestrained
- undisciplined
- uncultured
- boorish
- to arrange in order
- to emit; to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc)
- (of animals) to ovulate; to discharge semen
- to tend a flock of sheep
- to let sheep out to pasture
- fig. to throw off the reins
- to leave sb alone
- acting freely and irresponsibly
- (TCM) to practice bloodletting
- (medicine) to perform phlebotomy
- (coll.) to make sb bleed; to inflict grievous wounds
- (fig.) to cough up a large amount of money
- (fig.) to reduce prices drastically
Trad. 放話
- to give orders
- to spread news or rumors
- to leak certain information intentionally
Trad. 放閃
- (coll.) (of a couple) to display affection in public or by posting photos on social media
Trad. 放風
- to allow in fresh air
- to allow a prisoner out for exercise
- to give out information
Trad. 放養
- to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment
- to breed (fish, bees, silkworms etc) in a suitable environment; to culture (kelp etc)
- to release (a captive animal) into the wild
- eccentric
- self-indulgent
- free and unconventional (written style)
- unbuttoned
- to liberate
- to emancipate
- liberation
- refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949
- CL:次[ci4]
Trad. 開放
- to bloom
- to open
- to be open (to the public)
- to open up (to the outside)
- to be open-minded
- unrestrained by convention
- unconstrained in one's sexuality
- to fire
- to discharge
- to release (fireworks, smokescreen, poison gas, virus etc)
- to delegate
- to decentralize
- to demote a party cadre to work on the shop floor or in the countryside
- to lay down; to put down
- to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside
- to lower (the blinds etc)
- to act wickedly
- to bully
- to make life difficult for sb by unreasonable actions
Trad. 放寬
- to relax (a rule)
- to ease (restrictions)
- to extend (a time limit)
- to let out (a garment)
- to expand
- to broaden
- to be able to put (sth) down; to have room for; to be able to accommodate
- to feed the starving ghosts (i.e. offer sacrifice to protect the departed spirit)
Trad. 沈國放
- Shen Guofang (1952-), PRC assistant minister of foreign affairs (2003-2005)
Trad. 放空擋
- to coast along in neutral gear (in a car)
- (coll.) to go commando
- (lit.) to fire blank shots
- (fig.) to be all talk and no action
- to shoot one's mouth off
- to make empty promises
Trad. 放衛星
- to launch a satellite
- (fig.) (neologism during the Great Leap Forward, c. 1958) to achieve prominent success
- (later used sarcastically) to make exaggerated claims
- to talk big
Trad. 放飛機
- (coll.) to stand sb up
- to fail to honor an agreement
Trad. 單放機
- tape player
- video player
- (media) player
- play-only device
Trad. 解放區
- Jiefang, a district of Jiaozuo City 焦作市[Jiao1 zuo4 Shi4], Henan
Trad. 解放後
- after liberation (i.e. after the Communist's victory)
- after the establishment of PRC in 1949
- Liberation Day
- cf Japan's surrender on 15th August 1945, celebrated as Liberation Day in Korea
- (Tw) cosmetic contact lens
- big eye contact lens
- circle contact lens
Trad. 輕饒素放
- easily forgive, simply release (idiom); to let sb off scot free
- to enjoy oneself in nature's embrace (idiom)
Trad. 放慢腳步
- to ease up the pace
- to slow things down
Trad. 百花齊放
- a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression
Trad. 獨放異彩
- to project singular splendor or radiance
- to perform brilliantly
Trad. 殺人放火
- to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson
Trad. 放浪不羈
- wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
- lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom)
- fig. to have a clear objective
Trad. 放蕩不羈
- wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
Trad. 放誕不拘
- wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
Trad. 放誕不羈
- wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
Trad. 野外放養
- free-range (breeding livestock or poultry)
Trad. 門戶開放
- open door policy
- Egyptian President Sadat's infitah policy towards investment and relations with Israel
Trad. 放馬後炮
- to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
Trad. 放馬過來
- bring it on!
- give me all you got!
Trad. 解放戰爭
- War of Liberation (1945-49), after which the Communists 共產黨武裝|共产党武装 under Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 took over from the Nationalists 國民政府|国民政府 under Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石
Trad. 解放日報
- Liberation Daily, www.jfdaily.com
- to shine brightly
- (fig.) to show promise
- to be on the up and up
Trad. 大放厥詞
- to prattle on self-importantly (idiom)
Trad. 大放悲聲
- to wail loudly and mournfully (idiom)
Trad. 大放異彩
- to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment)
- to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill
- to burst with joy (idiom)
- to be over the moon
- to be elated
Trad. 緊咬不放
- (idiom) unwilling to let go
- like a dog with a bone
- dogged
Trad. 摩頂放踵
- to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
- to wear oneself out for the general good
Trad. 改革開放
- to reform and open to the outside world
- refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980