释放 meaning in English

shìfàng

to release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions)

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 釋放20 strokes

Meaning of 释放

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shìfàng
  1. to release (a prisoner); to set free
  2. to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions)

释放 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

汤tāng姆mǔ2013年nián的de时shí候hòu被bèi释shì放fàng了le。
Tom was released in 2013.
他tā们men释shì放fàng了le犯fàn人rén。
They freed the prisoner.
汤tāng姆mǔ将jiāng于yú周zhōu一yī释shì放fàng。
Tom will be released Monday.
她tā会huì被bèi释shì放fàng。
She'll be released.
释shì放fàng我wǒ!
Set me free!

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

释 shì · to explain · 12 strokes

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放 fàng · to put · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 释放.

放学fàngxuéto dismiss students at the end of the school day
放假fàngjiàto have a holiday or vacation
放下fàngxiato lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside
放心fàngxīnto feel relieved; to feel reassured
放到fàngdào
播放bōfàngto broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
开放kāifàngto bloom; to open
解释jiěshìexplanation; to explain
放松fàngsōngto relax; to slacken; to loosen
放弃fàngqìto renounce; to abandon; to give up
解放jiěfàngto liberate; to emancipate
放大fàngdàto enlarge; to magnify

Questions about 释放

What does 释放 mean?

释放 (shìfàng) means "to release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 释放?

释放 is made of 2 characters: 释 (12 strokes), 放 (8 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 释放 an HSK word?

Yes. 释放 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 释放 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 释放 is written 釋放.