释放

shìfàng

to release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions)

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 6 trad. 釋放

Watch it being written

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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

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  • 解释jiěshìexplanationB4
  • 爱不释手àibúshìshǒu(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reB7
  • 阐释chǎnshìto explainB7
  • 诠释quánshìto interpretB7
  • 注释zhùshìto annotateB7
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See it in sentences

他释放了那只鸟。

He released the bird.

情绪需要释放。

Emotions need release.