弛 (chí) — (bound form) to relax, to slacken, to loosen

Definition

弛 (chí) is a bound morpheme meaning 'to loosen / slacken / relax' — it only appears in compounds (松弛, 废弛), never as a standalone verb. Contrast with 张 zhāng, its opposite bound morpheme meaning 'to tighten / strain'.

bound form

(bound form) to relaxto slackento loosen

Examples

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Zhè zhāng gōng tài sōng chí le.
This bow is too slack.
弛。
Zuì jìn gōng sī guǎn lǐ yǒu xiē fèi chí.
Recently the company's management has been somewhat lax.
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Tā de jī ròu màn màn sōng chí xià lái.
His muscles slowly relaxed.

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