放风

放風

fàngfēng

verb #16,126

Meanings

1 to allow in fresh air
2 to allow a prisoner out for exercise
3 to give out information; to leak news

Characters

to release; to let go

Examples

犯人每天可以出去放风一小时。

Fànrén měitiān kěyǐ chūqù fàngfēng yī xiǎoshí.

The prisoners can go out for exercise one hour each day.

是谁放风说我们要搬家的？

Shì shéi fàngfēng shuō wǒmen yào bānjiā de?

Who leaked the news that we're moving?

Tips

usage

放风 has two very different contexts: in prison settings it means letting inmates out for yard time, while in everyday speech it means leaking or spreading information informally.

Stroke Order

放 fàng

风 fēng