Definition
放开 is a resultative verb compound (放 'to release' + 开 'open') meaning 'to let go' or 'to release'. It is used both literally (letting go of a physical object) and metaphorically (freeing someone or relaxing restrictions). In economic or policy contexts, 放开 means to deregulate or liberalize (e.g., 放开价格 'deregulate prices'). As a resultative complement, 放开 can be separated with 得/不 for potential forms (放得开 'can let go', 放不开 'can't let go'). It often takes a direct object.
r.v.
to let go (physically)to set freeto release (people or animals)to deregulateto relax restrictionsto give free rein
Examples
- 放开。Qǐng fàng kāi wǒ de shǒu.Please let go of my hand.
- 放开。Tāmen bǎ xiǎo niǎo cóng lóngzi lǐ fàng kāi le.They set the little bird free from the cage.
- 放开。Zhèngfǔ juédìng fàng kāi nóngchǎnpǐn jiàgé.The government decided to deregulate farm product prices.
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