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流放
liúfàng
Description
“流放”是指把犯人送到很远的地方，不让他回来。
"流放" means sending a criminal far away and not allowing them to return.
在古代，很多人因为犯了大错被流放到偏远的地方。
In ancient times, many people were exiled to remote places for serious crimes.
Meanings
流放liúfàng
to banish or exile someone as punishment
皇帝把他流放到很远的南方。
The emperor exiled him to a distant southern region.
流放liúfàng
banishment; exile (as a penalty)
流放是古代很重的一种刑罚。
Exile was a severe punishment in ancient times.
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Notes
- Etymology
流 (flow/drift away) + 放 (release/send off), i.e. sending someone away to a distant place.
- Nuance
mostly historical or literary; describes state-imposed exile, unlike 流亡 which suggests fleeing voluntarily.
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