放心 fàng xīn don't worry, feel at ease
set one's mind at rest; rest assured; feel relieved
How to remember 放心: 放 put + 心 heart = don't worry, feel at ease.
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How it is used
- To feel reassured / stop worrying - 放心吧 (fàngxīn ba) don't worry!, a separable verb (放不下心, 放得下心).
- Take an object via 对: 对他很放心 (duì tā hěn fàngxīn) to fully trust him.
- 放心 is 'set your mind at ease'; 相信 (xiāngxìn) is 'to believe/trust' a fact or person.
- Opposite is 担心 (dānxīn, to worry): 让人不放心 = makes one uneasy - 别担心 (bié dānxīn) don't worry.
Example sentences
- 妈妈对我不放心。 Māma duì wǒ bú fàngxīn.My mother is worried about me.