松绑 (sōng bǎng) — to untie (someone bound); to relax restrictions; to deregulate (figurative)
Definition
A separable verb that literally means 'untie (a bound person)' and figuratively means 'deregulate, relax restrictions' (on industries, policies). Common in economic and political writing.
verb
to untie (someone bound)to relax restrictionsto deregulate (figurative)
Examples
- 松绑。Jǐng fāng lì kè gěi nà ge rén zhì sōng bǎng le.The police immediately untied the hostage.
- 松绑。Xīn zhèng cè zhǐ zài wèi zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè sōng bǎng jiǎn fù.The new policy aims to deregulate and lighten the burden for small and medium-sized enterprises.
- 。Zhèng fǔ qù nián gěi zhè ge háng yè sōng le bǎng.The government relaxed restrictions on this industry last year.
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