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燃放 (rán fàng) — to set off (fireworks, firecrackers)

Definition

燃放 specifically means 'to set off / ignite' fireworks or firecrackers — just lighting something up. 放 alone also means 'to set off' fireworks but is broader (put, release, fly a kite). Use 燃放 for the act of igniting explosives or pyrotechnics.

verb
to set off (fireworks, firecrackers)

Examples

  • 燃放。
    Chūn jié qī jiān hěn duō rén xǐ huan rán fàng yān huā.
    Many people like to set off fireworks during the Spring Festival.
  • 燃放。
    Xiǎo qū lǐ jìn zhǐ rán fàng biān pào.
    Setting off firecrackers is prohibited in the residential area.
  • 燃放。
    rán fàng Yān huā shí yí dìng yào yuǎn lí rén qún.
    When setting off fireworks, be sure to stay away from crowds.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

燃ránburn
放fàngset off

燃 means to light or burn, and 放 means to set off; together they describe lighting fireworks.

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
火火huǒfire
Sound part声符shēngfú
然
然rán燃rán
Same sound today

燃 adds 火 (fire) to 然 to write “burn”; 然 supplied the sound, and 火 was added to make the fire meaning clear.

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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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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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