排 pái
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 非 not, negative, non-
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
排放
páifàng
to emit, to discharge
Characters in this word
放 fàng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 方 square, rectangle 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 工厂必须减少废气排放，否则将面临罚款。 Gōngchǎng bìxū jiǎnshǎo fèiqì páifàng, fǒuzé jiāng miànlín fákuǎn. The factory must reduce exhaust emissions, otherwise it will face a fine.
- 这家工厂把没有处理的污水直接排放到河里。 Zhè jiā gōngchǎng bǎ méiyǒu chǔlǐ de wūshuǐ zhíjiē páifàng dào hé lǐ. This factory discharges untreated wastewater straight into the river.
- 电动汽车行驶时不排放尾气，对空气更友好。 Diàndòng qìchē xíngshǐ shí bù páifàng wěiqì, duì kōngqì gèng yǒuhǎo. Electric cars emit no exhaust while driving and are better for the air.
Related words
- 排 pái row
- 排队 páiduì to line up
- 排球 páiqiú volleyball
- 安排 ānpái to arrange; to plan
- 排 pái to line up; to arrange
- 排名 páimíng ranking
- 排列 páiliè to arrange; to line up
- 排除 páichú to rule out; to remove
- 排练 páiliàn to rehearse
- 编排 biānpái to arrange; to organise
- 排查 páichá to investigate and check; to screen
- 排斥 páichì to reject; to exclude; to repel