Chinese word

解放

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiě fàng

Meaning

  • verbfree

Example

军队解放了这座城市。jūn duì jiě fàng le zhè zuò chéng shì

The army freed this city.

Illustration for 解放 (free)

More examples

改革政策解放了社会的生产力。gǎi gé zhèng cè jiě fàng le shè huì de shēng chǎn lì

The reform policy liberated society's productive forces.

Core concept

A person, group, or place moves from imposed control into the space to choose and act.

Common phrases

  • 解放生产力jiě fàng shēng chǎn lì

    liberate the productive forces

Similar words

释放shì fàng: Letting a detained person or confined thing out of confinement.
解除jiě chú: Removing a restriction, obligation, danger, or condition so it no longer has force or effect.
放开fàng kāi: Loosening a physical grip so a person or thing is no longer held.
放松fàng sōng: Easing tension, worry, or muscle tightness to create a relaxed state.

Definition in Chinese

解除束缚或限制，使恢复自由或不受压迫；既可指军事上从敌占区或统治下解放地区和人民，也可指个人或群体从制度、习惯或情感的约束中获得自由。jiě chú shù fù huò xiàn zhì shǐ huī fù zì yóu huò bú shòu yā pò jì kě zhǐ jūn shì shàng cóng dí zhàn qū huò tǒng zhì xià jiě fàng dì qū hé rén mín yě kě zhǐ gè rén huò qún tǐ cóng zhì dù xí guàn huò qíng gǎn de yuē shù zhōng huò dé zì yóu

Word origin

解放 (jiěfàng, "to free") is formed from 解 (jiě, "untie or remove") and 放 (fàng, "let go"), presenting freedom as a restraint being undone and released.

Usage tips

  • The word can describe abstract things as well as people and places, so Chinese may use it for freeing thought or creativity from limiting pressures.

Other meanings

  • liberationnoun
  • be liberatedverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 解放者jiě fàng zhěliberatornoun
  • 解放运动jiě fàng yùn dòngliberation movementnoun

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