放下

fàngxià

verb #963

Meanings

HSK 3

请把包放下。

Qǐng bǎ bāo fàngxià.

Please put the bag down.

HSK 3

你应该放下过去。

Nǐ yīnggāi fàngxià guòqù.

You should let go of the past.

HSK 4

放下手机，好好休息。

Fàngxià shǒujī, hǎohǎo xiūxi.

Put down your phone and rest properly.

usage

放下 has both physical (put down an object) and metaphorical meanings (let go of worries, the past).

culture

In Buddhist-influenced Chinese philosophy, 放下 (letting go) is key - releasing attachments to find inner peace.

放 fàng

下 xià