如释重负

如釋重負

rúshì-zhòngfù

idiom #17,865

Meanings

HSK 3

听到好消息，她如释重负。

Tīngdào hǎo xiāoxi, tā rúshì-zhòngfù.

Hearing the good news, she felt a weight lifted off her shoulders.

HSK 7-9

考试结束后，他如释重负地叹了口气。

Kǎoshì jiéshù hòu, tā rúshì-zhòngfù de tàn le kǒuqì.

After the exam ended, he sighed with relief.

memory

如 (as if) + 释 (release) + 重负 (heavy burden) - picture someone literally putting down a heavy backpack and sighing with relief.

history

From the ancient text 《穀梁传》: 昭公出奔，民如释重负 - when Duke Zhao fled, the people felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

如 rú

释 shì

重 zhòng

负 fù