Today’s word of the day is 放 (fàng) which means ‘to put’. Let’s practice by making different words, phrases, and sentences with 放 (fàng).
放心 (fàng xīn) To rest assured
The first word is 放心 (fàng xīn) which means ‘to rest assured’. Let’s look at each character of this word, 放 means ‘to put’ and 心 means ‘heart’. A way of using it in a sentence is: 你放心吧！我都已经计划好了。(Nǐ fàngxīn ba! Wǒ dōu yǐjīng jìhuà hǎole.) Don’t you worry! I have it all planned.
放大 (fàng dà) To enlarge
Another word we can create with 放 (fàng) is 放大 (fàng dà). This means ‘to enlarge’. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 放 means ‘to put’ and 大 means ‘large’. A way of using it in a sentence is 请把这张图放大一下。(Qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng tú fàngdà yīxià.) Please enlarge the image a little.
放手 (fàng shǒu) To let go
Finally, we can create the word 放手 (fàng shǒu) which means ‘to let go’. The 手 here means hand. A way of using it in a sentence is 立刻给我放手! (Lìkè gěi wǒ fàngshǒu!) Let me go immediately!