放下包袱

fàngxià-bāofu

idiom

Meanings

1 to put down one's burden
2 to shed a mental load; to let go of worries

Characters

to put down; release

to wrap; bundle

cloth-wrapper; bundle

Examples

HSK 4

考试结束了，放下包袱好好休息吧。

Kǎoshì jiéshù le, fàngxià-bāofu hǎohǎo xiūxi ba.

The exam is over - put down the weight and get a good rest.

HSK 5

教练鼓励队员放下包袱，轻装上阵。

Jiàoliàn gǔlì duìyuán fàngxià-bāofu, qīngzhuāngshàngzhèn.

The coach urged the players to shed the pressure and go in lightly armed.

HSK 7-9

你要先放下思想包袱，才能重新出发。

Nǐ yào xiān fàngxià sīxiǎng bāofu, cáinéng chóngxīn chūfā.

You have to set down your mental baggage first before you can make a fresh start.

Tips

memory

包袱 is literally a cloth bundle carried on the back - the old traveler's pack. 'Put down the bundle' for any weight you've been carrying: grudges, guilt, pressure, past failures.

usage

Very common with 思想包袱 ('mental baggage') or 心理包袱 ('psychological burden'). Feels encouraging - the standard coach/therapist/manager phrase for 'stop overthinking and move on.'

Stroke Order

放 fàng

下 xià

包 bāo

袱 fú