放下
HSK 2 (2021)
放下 (fàngxià) · to put down
放下 (fàngxià) means “to put down; to let go”. It is written with 2 characters: 放 (to put) + 下 (down). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 放下 is built
The characters
放 fàng · to put
What 放 is made of
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 方 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
下 xià · down
What 下 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请放下你的笔。Qǐng fàngxià nǐ de bǐ.Please put down your pen.
他放下包就走了。Tā fàngxià bāo jiù zǒu le.He put down his bag and left.
Questions about 放下
What does 放下 mean?
放下 (fàngxià) means “to put down; to let go”.
How do you pronounce 放下?
放下 is pronounced fàngxià.
Which HSK level is 放下?
放下 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 放假fàngjiàto have a holiday
- 放学fàngxuéto finish school for the day
- 放心fàngxīnto be at ease
- 播放bōfàngto play
- 放到fàngdàoto put (somewhere)
- 开放kāifàngto open (to the public)
- 放松fàngsōngto relax
- 放弃fàngqìto give up
- 放暑假fàng shǔjiàto have summer vacation
- 放大fàngdàto enlarge
Learn 放下 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 6: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.