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排放 (pái fàng) — to emit, to discharge (exhaust gas, wastewater, etc.); to arrange in order

Definition

排放 is used for discharging waste and pollutants (exhaust, wastewater). The 'arrange in order' sense is less common; for general arranging, 排列 is more standard.

verb
to emitto discharge (exhaust gas, wastewater, etc.)to arrange in order

Examples

  • 排放。
    Gōng chǎng bù néng suí yì pái fàng fèi shuǐ.
    Factories cannot arbitrarily discharge wastewater.
  • 排放。
    Qì chē pái fàng de wěi qì duì kōng qì wū rǎn hěn yán zhòng.
    The exhaust emitted by cars causes serious air pollution.
  • 排放。
    Tā bǎ shū jià shàng de shū chóng xīn pái fàng le yí biàn.
    He rearranged the books on the shelf.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

排páidischarge
放fàngrelease

“排” and “放” both convey sending out or setting out, giving the sense of emit or arrange.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
非
非fēi排pái
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

排 uses 扌 (hand) to show arranging something with the hand, and 非 for the sound; this gives the sense of placing things in a line.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攵Written in full as攴pūhand, action
Sound part声符shēngfú
方
方fāng放fàng
Same sound today

放 uses 方 for its sound and 攵, a hand/action part, to mark an action of release.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 6HSK 2.0 Level 6Environment & Ecology

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