释放 shìfàng to release
to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge
How to remember 释放: 释 to explain + 放 put = to release.
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How it is used
- To release / set free - 释放人质 (shìfàng rénzhì) to free hostages, 释放囚犯 (shìfàng qiúfàn) to release a prisoner.
- Also figurative and scientific: 释放压力 (shìfàng yālì) to relieve stress, 释放能量 (shìfàng néngliàng) to release energy.
- The core is letting out what was confined, whether a person, force, or emotion.