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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 放手

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
放手 fàng shǒu - to let go one's hold
- to give up
- to have a free hand

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 - 2,214 6,490 2,873

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
fàng- to put
- to place
- to release
- to free
- to let go
- to let out
- to set off (fireworks)
shǒu- hand
- (formal) to hold
- person engaged in certain types of work
- person skilled in certain types of work
- personal(ly)
- convenient
- classifier for skill
- CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

Other Words Containing 放手

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
放手 6 - 2,214 6,490 2,873