放手
fàngshǒu
Description
“放手”的意思是把手松开，不再抓着东西，也可以指不再管一件事或一个人，让他自己去做。
"放手" means to release your hand, no longer holding onto something, and can also mean to stop managing a matter or person and let them handle it themselves.
父母有时候要学会放手，让孩子自己长大。
Parents sometimes need to learn to 放手 and let their children grow up on their own.
Meanings
放手fàngshǒu
to let go; release one's grip
请放手，你抓得太紧了。
Please let go; you're holding on too tightly.
放手fàngshǒu
to stop interfering; let someone do freely
老板放手让我们自己做决定。
The boss lets us make decisions on our own.
放手fàngshǒu
to give up on someone or something
有时候放手也是一种爱。
Sometimes letting go is also a form of love.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
放 (release) + 手 (hand), literally 'release the hand'.
- Nuance
literal sense means physically letting go; figurative sense means giving someone freedom or giving up.
In videos
“这里是放手推车的地方”
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