(sōng) — loose; to loosen; to relax

Definition

松 (sōng) covers both 'loose' (a belt) and 'loosen/relax' (shoelaces, a tight feeling). 放松 is the everyday verb 'to relax'; 松弛 describes body parts or rules as slack.

looseto loosento relax

Examples

  • Zhè tiáo pí dài tài sōng le.
    This belt is too loose.
  • Qǐng sōng yí xià xié dài.
    Please loosen your shoelaces.
  • Tǎng xià lái sōng yi sōng.
    Lie down and relax a bit.

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