Meaning of 放心
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to feel relieved
- to feel reassured
- to be at ease
How to use 放心
放心 is used to tell someone not to worry, or to say you feel at ease about something. It often appears as 你放心 or 请放心 when reassuring someone. Example: 你放心，我会准时到。(Nǐ fàngxīn, wǒ huì zhǔnshí dào.) Don't worry, I will arrive on time.
放 (fàng) means to put down or release, and 心 (xīn) is the heart. When you 放心, you set your heart down and stop holding it tight with worry.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 放心 (fàngxīn, be at ease) with 小心 (xiǎoxīn, be careful), since both end in 心 and are said in similar situations. 小心 warns someone about danger, while 放心 tells them there is nothing to worry about.
放心 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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放 fàng · to put · 8 strokes
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心 xīn · heart · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 放心.
| 放学 | fàngxué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 放假 | fàngjià | to have a holiday or vacation |
| 小心 | xiǎoxīn | to be careful; to take care |
| 开心 | kāixīn | to feel happy; to rejoice |
| 放下 | fàngxia | to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside |
| 关心 | guānxīn | to be concerned about; to care about |
| 中心 | zhōngxīn | center; heart; core |
| 心情 | xīnqíng | mood; frame of mind |
| 心里 | xīnlǐ | chest; heart; mind |
| 心中 | xīnzhōng | central point; in one's thoughts |
| 信心 | xìnxīn | confidence; faith (in sb or sth) |
| 伤心 | shāngxīn | to grieve; to be broken-hearted |
Questions about 放心
What does 放心 mean?
放心 (fàngxīn) means "to feel relieved; to feel reassured".
How do you write 放心?
放心 is made of 2 characters: 放 (8 strokes), 心 (4 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 放心 an HSK word?
Yes. 放心 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do I say I am worried about something using 放心?
Use the negative 不放心 (bù fàngxīn), meaning not at ease. For example, 我不放心他一个人去。(Wǒ bù fàngxīn tā yí gè rén qù.) I am uneasy about him going alone.
Can 放心 take an object?
Yes, you can say 放心 plus a noun, or use 对...放心. For example, 我对你很放心。(Wǒ duì nǐ hěn fàngxīn.) I trust you completely. You can also say 放心吧 to soften a reassurance.