放包袱

fàngbāofú

idiom

Meanings

HSK 4

考完试就放包袱，好好休息几天。

Kǎo wán shì jiù fàngbāofu, hǎohāo xiūxi jǐ tiān.

Once the exam is over, drop the mental baggage and take a few days off.

HSK 5

领导找他谈心，帮他放包袱。

Lǐngdǎo zhǎo tā tánxīn, bāng tā fàngbāofu.

His boss had a heart-to-heart with him to help him let go of his worries.

usage

The direct opposite of 背包袱 (to carry mental baggage). Often extended as 放下包袱, which is slightly more common in writing.

memory

包袱 is a cloth-wrapped bundle of belongings. Setting it down (放) literally means you stop carrying its weight.

放 fàng

包 bāo

袱 fú