放任 (fàng rèn) — to indulge (without restraint), to let run wild; to neglect to intervene (when one should)
Definition
放任 means to let something (usually bad behavior) continue unchecked — passive permissiveness, not active encouragement. Often paired with 不管 in the pattern 放任…不管.
adjective
to indulge (without restraint)to let run wildto neglect to intervene (when one should)
Examples
- 放任。Fù mǔ bù néng fàng rèn hái zi zuò rèn hé shì.Parents cannot let their children do whatever they want.
- 放任。Duì cuò wù de xíng wéi bù néng fàng rèn bù guǎn.You cannot let wrong behavior go unchecked.
- 放任。Cháng qī fàng rèn huì dǎo zhì wèn tí yuè lái yuè yán zhòng.Long-term indulgence will cause problems to become more and more serious.
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