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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.let go; let go one's hold; lose/relinquish one's grip; release
她一放手，笔记本就掉了。
She let go her hold and the notebook dropped to the ground.
放手！你把我弄疼了！
Let go! You're hurting me!
- 2
v.metahave a free hand; go all out; feel free to do something; have more access to
你们要放手发动群众。
You must go all out to mobilize the masses.
放手让大家讲话。
Let all people express their opinions freely.
领导放手让她去干。
The bosses gave her a free hand to go ahead and do it.
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- 3
v.hand over to somebody else; release one's control
我要他交给我去办，可他就是不放手。
I told him to let me take over the job, but he refused to hand it over.
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Word usage
- Separable word"放" and "手" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
抓紧，别放开手！
Hold tight, don't let go of it!
试着放一次手，把事情交给其他人。
Try to give free hands once and leave things to others.
他对部下从没放过手。
He has never relaxed the requirement of his subordinates.