放羊 (fàng yáng) — to herd sheep; (figurative, informal) to slack off, to let things slide, to be irresponsible
Definition
Literally ‘to herd sheep’; informally means slacking off, like letting sheep wander while you stop watching. Only used for this image — not a general ‘relax’ word.
verb
to herd sheep(figurative, informal) to slack offto let things slideto be irresponsible
Examples
- 放羊。Tā měi tiān zǎo shàng liù diǎn jiù qù shān shàng fàng yáng.He goes up to the mountain to herd sheep at six every morning.
- 放羊，。Zuì jìn tā zài gōng zuò shàng yì zhí fàng yáng, shén me yě bù guǎn.Lately he's been slacking off at work and not taking care of anything.
- 。Tā nián qīng shí zài lǎo jiā fàng le sān nián yáng.When he was young, he herded sheep in his hometown for three years.
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