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放下

fàng xià · fang xia

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Meaning

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

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，快(kuài)放下(fàngxià)手机(shǒujī)，吃饭(chīfàn)了(le)。

    Liangliang, put your phone down. It is time to eat.

  2. Liangliang

    再(zài)等(děng)一下(yīxià)，我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)看完(kànwán)这个(zhège)视频(shìpín)。

    Wait a moment. I am about to finish this video.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)都(dōu)看(kàn)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)了(le)。

    You have watched for an hour already.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)放下(fàngxià)了(le)。

    OK, OK, I put it down.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Then what is that in your hand?

  6. Liangliang

    啊(a)，是(shì)手机(shǒujī)，我(wǒ)放下(fàngxià)的(de)是(shì)筷子(kuàizi)。

    Oh, it is the phone. What I put down was my chopsticks.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)能(néng)放(fàng)下(xià)报(bào)纸(zhǐ)听(tīng)我(wǒ)说(shuō)吗(ma)？

Will you put down that paper and listen to me?

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)轻(qīng)轻(qīng)放(fàng)下(xià)杯(bēi)子(zi)，站(zhàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)走(zǒu)了(le)出(chū)去(qù)。

She gently put down the cup, stood up, and walked out.

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放
fàng

to put; to place

下
xià

down; downwards

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