放下(fàng xià): to lay down
HSK 22 characters
to lay down
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- fàng xià
- Meaning
- to lay down; to put down
- HSK level
- HSK 2
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
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Example sentences
How 放下 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
放下所有武器。
fàng xià suǒ yǒu wǔ qì
Lay down all arms.
汤姆放下了枪。
tāng mǔ fàng xià le qiāng
Tom laid down the gun.
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