放飞 fàngfēi to allow to fly
How to remember 放飞: 放 put + 飞 to fly = to allow to fly.
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How it is used
- To release something to fly - 放飞气球 (fàngfēi qìqiú) release balloons, 放飞风筝 (fàngfēi fēngzheng) fly a kite.
- Increasingly figurative and trendy: 放飞自我 (fàngfēi zìwǒ) let oneself go / cut loose, 放飞梦想 (fàngfēi mèngxiǎng) set dreams free.
- Warm, poetic connotation of liberation and letting go.
Example sentences
- 放飞鸟儿。 Fàngfēi niǎoér.Let the bird fly away.