流放 (liú fàng) — to banish, to exile (as a punishment); to float logs downstream (logging technique)
Definition
Most commonly means 'to banish / exile' as a legal punishment (e.g. sending criminals to a remote region). In logging, it refers to floating timber downstream.
verb
to banishto exile (as a punishment)to float logs downstream (logging technique)
Examples
- 流放。Gǔ dài huáng dì jīng cháng bǎ fàn rén liú fàng dào biān jiāng.Ancient emperors often exiled criminals to the frontier.
- 流放。Tā bèi liú fàng dào le yí gè huāng dǎo shàng.He was exiled to a deserted island.
- 流放。Gōng rén men bǎ mù cái liú fàng dào xià yóu.The workers floated the timber downstream.
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