Usage of the character 放

to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment
to breed (fish, bees, silkworms etc) in a suitable environment; to culture (kelp etc)
to release (a captive animal) into the wild

shūfàng

疏放

[疏放]

eccentric
self-indulgent
free and unconventional (written style)
unbuttoned

zhìfàng

置放

[置放]

to put
to place

qífàng

齐放

[齊放]

broadside
simultaneous fired cannonade

ránfàng

燃放

[燃放]

to light
to set off (firecrackers etc)

tóufàng

投放

[投放]

to input
to throw in
to unload
to put into circulation

tuōfàng

拖放

[拖放]

drag-and-drop (computing)

xiàfàng

下放

[下放]

to delegate
to decentralize
to demote a party cadre to work on the shop floor or in the countryside

fàngxiě

放血

[放血]

(TCM) to practice bloodletting
(medicine) to perform phlebotomy
(coll.) to make sb bleed; to inflict grievous wounds
(fig.) to cough up a large amount of money
(fig.) to reduce prices drastically

fàngdiàn

放电

[放電]

electrical discharge
(coll.) to lure
to entice

bēnfàng

奔放

[奔放]

bold and unrestrained
untrammeled

fàngxīn

放心

[放心]

to feel relieved
to feel reassured
to be at ease

fàngdiāo

放刁

[放刁]

to act wickedly
to bully
to make life difficult for sb by unreasonable actions

fàngmàn

放慢

[放慢]

to reduce the pace (of movements, steps etc)

fàngdà

放大

[放大]

to enlarge
to magnify

tànpáifàng

碳排放

[碳排放]

carbon emissions; carbon dioxide emissions

fàngshèxué

放射学

[放射學]

radiology

fàngkōngpào

放空炮

[放空炮]

(lit.) to fire blank shots
(fig.) to be all talk and no action
to shoot one's mouth off
to make empty promises

fàngkōngdǎng

放空挡

[放空擋]

to coast along in neutral gear (in a car)
(coll.) to go commando

Jiěfàngjūn

解放军

[解放軍]

People's Liberation Army (PRC armed forces)

jiěfànghòu

解放后

[解放後]

after liberation (i.e. after the Communist's victory)
after the establishment of PRC in 1949

fàngshèwù

放射物

[放射物]

radioactive material

fàngpìchóng

放屁虫

[放屁蟲]

stinkbug

fànggēzi

放鸽子

[放鴿子]

to stand sb up
to bail on sb

Jiěfàngqū

解放区

[解放區]

Liberation city district
Jiefang district of Jiaozuo city 焦作市 ( Jiāozuòshì), Henan

Jiěfàngrì

解放日

[解放日]

Liberation Day
cf Japan's surrender on 15th August 1945, celebrated as Liberation Day in Korea

bōfàngjī

播放机

[播放機]

player (e.g. CD player)

fàngbuxià

放不下

[放不下]

to have no room to put sth
to be unable to let go

dānfàngjī

单放机

[單放機]

tape player
video player
(media) player
play-only device

fàngyìngshì

放映室

[放映室]

cinema room
viewing room

fàngxuéhòu

放学后

[放學後]

after school

chāifàngkuǎn

拆放款

[拆放款]

funds on call
invested sum that can be cashed

fàngbiānpào

放鞭炮

[放鞭炮]

to set off firecrackers

Shěn Guófàng

沈国放

[沈國放]

Shen Guofang (1952-), PRC assistant minister of foreign affairs (2003-2005)

fàngdàjìng

放大镜

[放大鏡]

magnifying glass

fàngshèbìng

放射病

[放射病]

radiation sickness

fàngfēijī

放飞机

[放飛機]

(coll.) to stand sb up
to fail to honor an agreement

fàngshèxiàn

放射线

[放射線]

radiation
rays of radiation

fàngdàqì

放大器

[放大器]

amplifier

fàngbàozhú

放爆竹

[放爆竹]

to set off firecrackers

fàngyángwá

放羊娃

[放羊娃]

shepherd
shepherd boy

fàngshānjī

放山鸡

[放山雞]

free-range chicken

kāifàngxìng

开放性

[開放性]

openness

fàngyīmǎ

放一马

[放一馬]

to let (sb) off
to let (sb) get away with sth

fàngyànkǒu

放焰口

[放焰口]

to feed the starving ghosts (i.e. offer sacrifice to protect the departed spirit)

fàngshuǐpì

放水屁

[放水屁]

(coll.) to shart

fàngdexià

放得下

[放得下]

to be able to put (sth) down; to have room for; to be able to accommodate

fàngdàpiàn

放大片

[放大片]

(Tw) cosmetic contact lens
big eye contact lens
circle contact lens

fàngshèyuán

放射源

[放射源]

radiation source

fàngdàpào

放大炮

[放大炮]

to talk big
to shoot one's mouth off

fàngniúbān

放牛班

[放牛班]

class of underachievers
dunces' class (Tw)

fàngshǔjià

放暑假

[放暑假]

to be on summer vacation

fàngwèixīng

放卫星

[放衛星]

to launch a satellite
(fig.) (neologism during the Great Leap Forward, c. 1958) to achieve prominent success
(later used sarcastically) to make exaggerated claims
to talk big

fàngshèchóng

放射虫

[放射蟲]

radiolarian (single-celled animal)

fàngdàzhǐ

放大纸

[放大紙]

enlarging paper (photography)
bromide paper

fàngshèxìng

放射性

[放射性]

radioactive

fàngzàixīnshàng

放在心上

[放在心上]

to care about
to take seriously
to take to heart

fàngrèfǎnyìng

放热反应

[放熱反應]

exothermic reaction

dàfàngbēishēng

大放悲声

[大放悲聲]

to wail loudly and mournfully (idiom)

fàngyānmùdàn

放烟幕弹

[放煙幕彈]

to spread a smokescreen

hánbāodàifàng

含苞待放

[含苞待放]

in bud
budding

fàngshèliáofǎ

放射疗法

[放射療法]

radiotherapy

qǔbǎoshìfàng

取保释放

[取保釋放]

to be released on bail (law)

fàngshèfánghù

放射防护

[放射防護]

radiological defense

fàngxiàshēnduàn

放下身段

[放下身段]

(idiom) to get off one's high horse; to dispense with posturing (and adopt a more humble or empathetic attitude)

fàngshèzhìliáo

放射治疗

[放射治療]

radiotherapy

jiěfàngyùndòng

解放运动

[解放運動]

liberation movement

shìfàngchūyù

释放出狱

[釋放出獄]

to release from jail

jiāobǎoshìfàng

交保释放

[交保釋放]

to release sb on bail

zìyóufàngrèn

自由放任

[自由放任]

laissez-faire

fàngyǎnwàngqù

放眼望去

[放眼望去]

as far as the eye can see

ránfàngbiānpào

燃放鞭炮

[燃放鞭炮]

to set off fire crackers

módǐngfàngzhǒng

摩顶放踵

[摩頂放踵]

to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
to wear oneself out for the general good

fàngmǎguòlái

放马过来

[放馬過來]

bring it on!
give me all you got!

dàfàngyìcǎi

大放异彩

[大放異彩]

to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment)
to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill

fàngxiabāofu

放下包袱

[放下包袱]

to lay down a heavy burden

dàmíngdàfàng

大鸣大放

[大鳴大放]

(idiom) to freely air one's views
to be heard far and wide
to attract a lot of attention

fàngqíngqiūhè

放情丘壑

[放情丘壑]

to enjoy oneself in nature's embrace (idiom)

fàngbuxiàxīn

放不下心

[放不下心]

cannot stop worrying

yěwàifàngyǎng

野外放养

[野外放養]

free-range (breeding livestock or poultry)

fàngdàngbùjī

放荡不羁

[放蕩不羈]

wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute

fàngmǎhòupào

放马后炮

[放馬後炮]

to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective

kāifàngyuánmǎ

开放源码

[開放源碼]

(computing) open-source

fàngrènzhèngcè

放任政策

[放任政策]

laissez-faire policy; non-interference

fàngshèzuòzhàn

放射作战

[放射作戰]

radiological operations

Jiěfàng Zhànzhēng

解放战争

[解放戰爭]

War of Liberation (1945-49), after which the Communists 共產黨武裝／共产党武装 under Mao Zedong 毛澤東／毛泽东 took over from the Nationalists 國民政府／国民政府 under Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石／蒋介石

Jiěfàng Rìbào

解放日报

[解放日報]

Liberation Daily, www.jfdaily.com

fàngrènzìliú

放任自流

[放任自流]

to let sb do whatever they want
to indulge
to give free reins to
to let things slide
to drift aimlessly
laissez-faire

fàngshèxìngdiǎn

放射性碘

[放射性碘]

radioactive iodine

gǎigékāifàng

改革开放

[改革開放]

to reform and open to the outside world
refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980

fàngdànbùjū

放诞不拘

[放誕不拘]

wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute

zhuādàfàngxiǎo

抓大放小

[抓大放小]

(PRC, mid-1990s) to restructure the large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) controlled by the central government and privatize smaller SOEs at the local level

jǐnyǎobùfàng

紧咬不放

[緊咬不放]

(idiom) unwilling to let go
like a dog with a bone
dogged

fàngzàiyǎnlǐ

放在眼里

[放在眼裡]

to pay attention to
to care about
to attach importance to

ménhùkāifàng

门户开放

[門戶開放]

open door policy
Egyptian President Sadat's infitah policy towards investment and relations with Israel

kāifàngxìtǒng

开放系统

[開放系統]

open system

fàngdànbùjī

放诞不羁

[放誕不羈]

wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute

Zhāorì Fàngsòng

朝日放送

[朝日放送]

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

dàfàngjuécí

大放厥词

[大放厥詞]

to prattle on self-importantly (idiom)

fàngmànsùdù

放慢速度

[放慢速度]

to ease up the pace
to slow things down

tóufàngshìchǎng

投放市场

[投放市場]

to put sth on the market

fànglàngxínghái

放浪形骸

[放浪形骸]

to abandon all restraint (idiom)

fàngkāishǒujiǎo

放开手脚

[放開手腳]

to have free rein (idiom)

fàngsōngguǎnzhì

放松管制

[放松管制]

deregulation

xīnhuānùfàng

心花怒放

[心花怒放]

to burst with joy (idiom)
to be over the moon
to be elated

fàngdàbèishù

放大倍数

[放大倍數]

magnifying power
magnification

yǒupìkuàifàng

有屁快放

[有屁快放]

spit it out!
out with it!

dàfàngguāngmíng

大放光明

[大放光明]

to shine brightly
(fig.) to show promise
to be on the up and up

wúdìfàngshǐ

无的放矢

[無的放矢]

to shoot without aim (idiom); fig. to speak without thinking
firing blindly
to shoot in the air
a shot in the dark

bǎihuāqífàng

百花齐放

[百花齊放]

a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression

bōfànglièbiǎo

播放列表

[播放列表]

playlist

fàngshēng-dàkū

放声大哭

[放聲大哭]

to sob loudly; to bawl

shārénfànghuǒ

杀人放火

[殺人放火]

to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson

qīngráosùfàng

轻饶素放

[輕饒素放]

easily forgive, simply release (idiom); to let sb off scot free

yǒudìfàngshǐ

有的放矢

[有的放矢]

lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom)
fig. to have a clear objective

fàngshǒuyībó

放手一搏

[放手一搏]

to put one's all into the fight

fàngmànjiǎobù

放慢脚步

[放慢腳步]

to ease up the pace
to slow things down

dúfàngyìcǎi

独放异彩

[獨放異彩]

to project singular splendor or radiance
to perform brilliantly

fànglàngbùjī

放浪不羁

[放浪不羈]

wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute

xìlièfàngdàqì

系列放大器

[系列放大器]

series amplifier

kāifàngshìwǎngluò

开放式网络

[開放式網絡]

open network

fàngshèxìngcáiliào

放射性材料

[放射性材料]

radioactive material

fàngshèxìngwǔqì

放射性武器

[放射性武器]

radiological weapon

dīwěiqìpáifàng

低尾气排放

[低尾氣排放]

low emissions (from car exhaust)

fàngshèxìnghuódù

放射性活度

[放射性活度]

radioactivity

fàngshèxìngshuāibiàn

放射性衰变

[放射性衰變]

radioactive decay

fàngshèxìngsuìpiàn

放射性碎片

[放射性碎片]

radioactive debris

mónǐfàngdàqì

模拟放大器

[模擬放大器]

analog amplifier

rénmínjiěfàngjūn

人民解放军

[人民解放軍]

People's Liberation Army

fàngshèxìngjìshí

放射性计时

[放射性計時]

radiometric dating

yíbiǎofàngdàqì

仪表放大器

[儀表放大器]

instrumentation amplifier

Nóngnú Jiěfàngrì

农奴解放日

[農奴解放日]

Serf Liberation Day (PRC)

fàngshèxìnghésù

放射性核素

[放射性核素]

radioactive nuclide
radionuclide

kāifàngyuándàimǎ

开放源代码

[開放源代碼]

see 開放源碼／开放源码 (kāifāngyuánmá)

fàngshèxìngzhānrǎn

放射性沾染

[放射性沾染]

radioactive contamination

fàngshèxìngwūrǎn

放射性污染

[放射性污染]

radioactive contamination

kāigōngbùfàngjiàn

开弓不放箭

[開弓不放箭]

lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
fig. to bluff
to be all talk and no action
false bravado

tuōkùzifàngpì

脱裤子放屁

[脫褲子放屁]

lit. to take off trousers to fart
fig. to do something absolutely unnecessary
fig. to make things too complicated

fàngshèxìngyānyǔ

放射性烟羽

[放射性煙羽]

radiation plume

kāifàngshìxìtǒng

开放式系统

[開放式系統]

open system(s)

fàngshèxìngfèiwù

放射性废物

[放射性廢物]

radioactive waste

shèngyúfàngshèxìng

剩余放射性

[剩餘放射性]

residual radioactivity

fàngshèxìngzhānrǎnwù

放射性沾染物

[放射性沾染物]

radioactive contaminant

fàngchángxiàndiàodàyú

放长线钓大鱼

[放長線釣大魚]

use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns

kāifàngyuánmǎruǎnjiàn

开放源码软件

[開放源碼軟件]

open-source software (OSS)

kāifàngxìtǒnghùlián

开放系统互连

[開放系統互連]

open systems interconnection
OSI

fàngshèxìngtóngwèisù

放射性同位素

[放射性同位素]

radioactive isotope
radioisotope

nádeqǐfàngdexià

拿得起放得下

[拿得起放得下]

lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
fig. to take what comes
to meet gains or losses with equanimity

dīfàngshèxìngfèiwù

低放射性废物

[低放射性廢物]

low-level waste

Dàmíngdàfàng Yùndòng

大鸣大放运动

[大鳴大放運動]

see 百花運動／百花运动 ( Bǎihuā Yùndòng)

Rìběn Fàngsòng Xiéhuì

日本放送协会

[日本放送協會]

NHK (Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai), Japanese national broadcasting company

fàngshèmiǎnyìcèdìng

放射免疫测定

[放射免疫測定]

radioimmunoassay

fàngshèxìngluòxiàhuī

放射性落下灰

[放射性落下灰]

radioactive fallout

fàngzhemíngbaizhuānghútu

放着明白装糊涂

[放著明白裝糊塗]

to pretend not to know (idiom)

Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn

中国人民解放军

[中國人民解放軍]

Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)

fàngzhīsìhǎi'érjiēzhǔn

放之四海而皆准

[放之四海而皆準]

applicable anywhere (idiom)

fàngshèxìngfāguāngcáiliào

放射性发光材料

[放射性發光材料]

radiophosphor

bǎxīnfàngzàidùzilǐ

把心放在肚子里

[把心放在肚子裡]

(coll.) to be completely at ease

fàngzhīsìhǎi'érjiēzhǔn

放之四海而皆准

[放之四海而皆准]

appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
a panacea

Bālèsītǎn Jiěfàng Zǔzhī

巴勒斯坦解放组织

[巴勒斯坦解放組織]

Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)

Sāngdìnuò Mínzú Jiěfàng Zhènxiàn

桑地诺民族解放阵线

[桑地諾民族解放陣線]

Sandinista National Liberation Front

bǎihuāqífàng,bǎijiāzhēngmíng

百花齐放，百家争鸣

[百花齊放，百家爭鳴]

a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956

Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Hǎijūn

中国人民解放军海军

[中國人民解放軍海軍]

Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)

fàngxiàtúdāo,lìdìchéngfó

放下屠刀，立地成佛

[放下屠刀，立地成佛]

lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
to repent and be absolved of one's crimes

Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Kōngjūn

中国人民解放军空军

[中國人民解放軍空軍]

People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)

Dōng Tūjuésītǎn Jiěfàng Zǔzhī

东突厥斯坦解放组织

[東突厥斯坦解放組織]

East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO), Xinjiang dissident group

Jiěfàng Bālèsītǎn Rénmín Zhènxiàn

解放巴勒斯坦人民阵线

[解放巴勒斯坦人民陣線]

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

Xīzàng Bǎiwàn Nóngnú Jiě Fàng Jìniànrì

西藏百万农奴解放纪念日

[西藏百萬農奴解放紀念日]

Serf Liberation Day (PRC)

duānqǐwǎnchīròu,fàngxiàkuàizimàniáng

端起碗吃肉，放下筷子骂娘

[端起碗吃肉，放下筷子罵娘]

lit. to eat meat from one's bowl, then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother (idiom)
fig. to complain despite being privileged
to be ungrateful for what one has been given

Tàimǐ'ěr Yīlāmǔ Měnghǔ Jiěfàng Zǔzhī

泰米尔伊拉姆猛虎解放组织

[泰米爾伊拉姆猛虎解放組織]

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

zhǐxǔzhōuguānfànghuǒ,bùxǔbǎixìngdiǎndēng

只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯

[只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈]

only the official is allowed to light the fire
Gods may do what cattle may not
quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi