放羊
fàng yáng
Pinyin

Definition

放羊
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fàng yáng
  1. to tend a flock of sheep
  2. to let sheep out to pasture
  3. fig. to throw off the reins
  4. to leave sb alone
  5. acting freely and irresponsibly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

放
fàng
  1. 1 to put
  2. 2 to place
  3. 3 to release
  4. 4 to free
  5. 5 to let go
  6. 6 to let out
  7. 7 to set off (fireworks)
放下
fàng xià
  1. 1 to lay down
  2. 2 to put down
  3. 3 to let go of
  4. 4 to relinquish
  5. 5 to set aside
  6. 6 to lower (the blinds etc)
放假
fàng jià
  1. 1 to have a holiday or vacation
放弃
fàng qì
  1. 1 to renounce
  2. 2 to abandon
  3. 3 to give up
羊
Yáng
  1. 1 surname Yang

Idioms (20)

亡羊补牢
wáng yáng bǔ láo
  1. 1 lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act belatedly
  3. 3 better late than never
  4. 4 to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
  1. 1 great release of light (idiom)
大放厥辞
dà fàng jué cí
  1. 1 great release of talk (idiom); to spout nonsense
心花怒放
xīn huā nù fàng
  1. 1 to burst with joy (idiom)
  2. 2 to be over the moon
  3. 3 to be elated
拿得起放得下
ná de qǐ fàng de xià
  1. 1 lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take what comes
  3. 3 to meet gains or losses with equanimity

Sample Sentences

行了，快上车。你抓紧我，我会骑得很快。怎么偏偏这个时候放羊。（喇叭声）喂，让开！快让开！不要命啦！
xíng le ，kuài shàngchē 。nǐ zhuājǐn wǒ ，wǒ huì qí de hěn kuài 。zěnme piānpiān zhège shíhou fàngyáng 。（lābā shēng ）wèi ，ràngkai ！kuài ràngkai ！bù yàomìng la ！
All right, get on the bike. Hold on tight, I'm going to drive really fast. How come just at a time like this they are herding sheep? (Horn blast) Hey, make way! Make way! You want to die or something?
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刚才那个空落族放羊的人肯定是故意的！糟了，中了他的计！
gāngcái nàge kōngluòzú fàngyáng de rén kěndìng shì gùyì de ！zāo le ，zhòng le tā de jì ！
Just now--that Kongluo person herding sheep must have done that on purpose! Darn it, we fell into his trap!
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