They freed the prisoner.
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释放
Traditional: 釋放
shì fàng
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6
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shì fàng · sik1 fong3 (Jyutping)
- to release (a prisoner); to set free
- to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions)
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Character breakdown
释
- Meaning
- interpret, elucidate; release
- Radical
- 釆
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- ⿰釆？
- Cangjie
- HDEQ
- Four-corner
- 2795
放
- Meaning
- put, release, free, liberate
- Radical
- 攵
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿰方攵
- Cangjie
- YSOK
- Four-corner
- 0824.0
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Example sentences
Lincoln set the slaves free.
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