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
放过
fàngguò
to let off; to spare; to let pass
Characters in this word
过 guò
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 寸 inch
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 调查组不会放过任何可能影响结论的细节。 Diàocházǔ bú huì fàngguò rènhé kěnéng yǐngxiǎng jiélùn de xìjié. The investigation team will not overlook any detail that may affect the conclusion.
- 老师这次放过了迟到的同学，没有批评他们。 Lǎoshī zhè cì fàngguò le chídào de tóngxué, méiyǒu pīpíng tāmen. The teacher let the late students off this time without scolding them.
- 这么好的机会，你千万不要放过。 Zhème hǎo de jīhuì, nǐ qiānwàn bú yào fàngguò. Such a good chance, don't let it slip by.
Related words
- 放 fàng to put, to place
- 放假 fàngjià to have a holiday
- 放学 fàngxué to finish classes (for the day)
- 放下 fàngxia to put down
- 放心 fàngxīn to feel at ease; to not worry
- 播放 bōfàng to play; to broadcast
- 放到 fàngdào to put in; to put onto
- 开放 kāifàng to open; to bloom
- 放松 fàngsōng to relax
- 放大 fàngdà to enlarge
- 放弃 fàngqì to give up
- 解放 jiěfàng to liberate; liberation