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放开

fàng kāi · fang kai

Traditional 放開

Meaning

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  1. to let go
  2. to release
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Tug of war

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)放开(fàngkāi)绳子(shéngzi)，我们(wǒmen)不(bù)玩(wán)了(le)。

    Dengdeng, let go of the rope. We are done playing.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不(bù)放开(fàngkāi)，我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)就(jiù)赢(yíng)了(le)！

    I won't let go. I'm about to win!

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你的(nǐde)手(shǒu)这么(zhème)红(hóng)，快(kuài)放开(fàngkāi)吧(ba)。

    But your hands are so red. Let go quickly.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)放开(fàngkāi)了(le)！

    Okay, I let go!

  5. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)！我(wǒ)摔倒(shuāidǎo)了(le)！

    Oops! I fell over!

  6. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)！是(shì)你(nǐ)让(ràng)我(wǒ)放开(fàngkāi)的(de)！

    Sorry! You were the one who told me to let go!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

放(fàng)开(kāi)我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)臂(bì)！我(wǒ)不(bù)能(néng)忍(rěn)受(shòu)有(yǒu)人(rén)碰(pèng)我(wǒ)。

Let go of my arm! I can't stand people touching me.

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

02

放(fàng)开(kāi)我(wǒ)，你(nǐ)正(zhèng)在(zài)掐(qiā)着(zhe)我(wǒ)的(de)脖(bó)子(zi)。

Let me go, you're choking me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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