Chinese word

松绑

Pronunciation

Pinyinsōng bǎng

Meaning

  • verbrelax

Example

政府决定松绑房贷限制。zhèng fǔ jué dìng sōng bǎng fáng dài xiàn zhì

The government decided to relax mortgage restrictions.

Illustration for 松绑 (relax)

More examples

银行开始对中小企业的信贷松绑，以缓解融资难题。yín háng kāi shǐ duì zhōng xiáo qǐ yè de xìn dài sōng bǎng yǐ huán jiě róng zī nán tí

The bank began easing credit for small and medium-sized enterprises to ease financing difficulties.

Core concept

A tight restraint is loosened so movement, choice, or action becomes freer.

Common phrases

  • 信贷松绑xìn dài sōng bǎng

    ease credit

  • 房贷松绑fáng dài sōng bǎng

    ease mortgage restrictions

  • 货币政策松绑huò bì zhèng cè sōng bǎng

    ease monetary policy

Similar words

放开fàng kāi: Allowing something that was restricted to become freely available or usable.
放宽fàng kuān: Loosening the strictness of rules or conditions and widening what they allow.
取消qǔ xiāo: Revoking a decision or regulation and ending its effect.

Definition in Chinese

降低对某事或某人的约束程度，使其获得更大的自由或灵活性。jiàng dī duì mǒu shì huò mǒu rén de yuē shù chéng dù shǐ qí huò dé gèng dà de zì yóu huò líng huó xìng

Word origin

松绑 (sōngbǎng, "loosen a binding") combines 松 (sōng, "loose") + 绑 (bǎng, "tie"), extending the act of undoing a tie to easing an abstract restriction.

Usage tips

  • In news and everyday discussion, it often applies to rules, controls, or limits, and the specific area is usually named after it.

Other meanings

  • liftverb
  • untieverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 松绑政策sōng bǎng zhèng cèeasing policynoun
  • 松绑措施sōng bǎng cuò shīeasing measuresnoun

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