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放下

fàng xià

2-character word

What 放下 means

1. to lay down; to put down
2. to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside
3. to lower (the blinds etc)

The characters in 放下

• 放fàngto put; to place; to release
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below

Example sentences

• 放下。
  Put it down.
• 把刀放下！
  Drop the knife!
• 把枪放下。
  Put down your pistol.
• 放下你的手！
  Fàngxià nǐ de shǒu!
  Put your hands down!
• 放下你的枪。
  Put your guns down.
• 把箱子放下。
  Put the box down.

Words starting with 放下

• 放下身段fàng xià shēn duànto get off one's high horse; to dispense with posturing…
• 放下包袱fàng xia bāo futo lay down a heavy burden
• 放下屠刀，立地成佛fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fólay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation…

Words containing 放下

• 端起碗吃肉，放下筷子骂娘duān qǐ wǎn chī ròu , fàng xià kuài zi mà niánglit. to eat meat from one's bowl, then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother…