放出 (fàng chū) — to let out, to release, to emit

Definition

放出 (fàng chū) is a verb-object compound meaning to let something out or release it — a person, gas, or news. As a 离合词, it can be split: 放…出, e.g. 放出小鸟 / 放它出来.

verb
to let outto releaseto emit

Examples

  • ，放出。
    Tā dǎ kāi lóng zi, fàng chū le xiǎo niǎo.
    He opened the cage and let the little bird out.
  • 放出。
    Zhè jiā gōng chǎng fàng chū hěn duō yǒu hài qì tǐ.
    This factory emits a lot of harmful gas.
  • 放出。
    Xīn wén shè fàng chū le yì tiáo zhòng yào xiāo xi.
    The news agency released an important piece of information.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

放fàngrelease
出chūout

放 'release' and 出 'out' together mean letting something move out.

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
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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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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