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放松

fàng sōng · fang song

Traditional 放鬆

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to relax; to slacken; to loosen
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Relax in the park

  1. Dengdeng

    工作(gōngzuò)了(le)一(yī)天(tiān)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)放松(fàngsōng)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)。

    After a day of work, let us relax in the park.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)躺(tǎng)下来(xiàlai)。

    OK, I will lie down first.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)手(shǒu)里(lǐ)怎么(zěnme)还(hái)拿(ná)着(zhe)手机(shǒujī)？

    Why are you still holding your phone?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)放松(fàngsōng)，顺便(shùnbiàn)看看(kànkan)工作(gōngzuò)邮件(yóujiàn)。

    I am relaxing, and checking work emails while I am at it.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)不(bù)叫(jiào)放松(fàngsōng)！

    That is not relaxing!

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2 examples
01

她(tā)在(zài)他(tā)们(men)家(jiā)里(lǐ)感(gǎn)觉(jué)很(hěn)放(fàng)松(sōng)。

She feels at ease in their home.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fresky · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

一(yì)些(xiē)人(rén)通(tōng)过(guò)阅(yuè)读(dú)来(lái)放(fàng)松(sōng)。

Some people relax by reading.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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放
fàng

to put; to place

松
sōng

loose; to loosen

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