放松

放松 fàngsōng

Relax

放松 in a sentence HSK 4 繁體放鬆 fangsong

What 放松 means

Relax

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Character by character

放松 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

放

fàng

Put down (release - tend - herd)

松

sōng

Pine tree (relax - loosen)

Words that share a character with 放松

How to write 放松

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放松 in a sentence

考完试你该放松一下。

Kǎo wán shì nǐ gāi fàngsōng yíxià.

You should relax a bit after the exam.

听音乐让我很放松。

Tīng yīnyuè ràng wǒ hěn fàngsōng.

Listening to music relaxes me.

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Questions about 放松

What does 放松 mean in English?

放松 is pronounced fàngsōng and means Relax.

How do you pronounce 放松?

放松 is fàngsōng in pinyin — written fangsong without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 放松?

放松 is written with 2 characters: 放 (fàng) Put down (release - tend - herd), 松 (sōng) Pine tree (relax - loosen). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 放松 written in traditional Chinese?

放鬆. The simplified form 放松 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 放鬆 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced fàngsōng.

Is 放松 an HSK word?

Yes — 放松 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.

Studied around the same time

方向 fāngxiàng 房东 fángdōng 放弃 fàngqì 放暑假 fàngshǔjià 份 fèn 丰富 fēngfù 否则 fǒuzé 符合 fúhé

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