放鸽子

放鴿子
fàng gēzi
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to stand someone up
  2. 2 to break a promise; to bail on someone

Examples

HSK 3
Wǒ bèi péngyou fàng gēzi le.
My friend stood me up.
HSK 7-9
Shuōhǎo yìqǐ chīfàn, jiéguǒ tā línshí fàng le wǒ gēzi.
We'd agreed to have dinner together, but he bailed on me at the last minute.

Tips

grammar
Literally 'to release pigeons'. It splits around the person let down: 放我鸽子 'to stand me up', 放了他鸽子 'stood him up'. The passive 被放鸽子 is the usual way to complain about it. Online, 鸽 alone works as a verb: 鸽了 'flaked'.

Stroke Order

放 fàng
鸽 gē
子 zǐ