放逐
fàng zhú
Pinyin

Definition

放逐
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fàng zhú
  1. to banish
  2. to deport
  3. to send into exile
  4. to be marooned

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
奔放
bēn fàng
  1. 1 bold and unrestrained
  2. 2 untrammeled
存放
cún fàng
  1. 1 to deposit
  2. 2 to store
  3. 3 to leave in sb's care

Idioms (20)

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
如蝇逐臭
rú yíng zhú chòu
  1. 1 like flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful
  2. 2 the crowd runs after trash
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

屈原被放逐以后，常常在河边徘徊吟诗他的神情十分憔悴，身形也变得比以前瘦弱。
Qū Yuán bèi fàngzhú yǐhòu ，chángcháng zài hébiān páihuái yínshī tā de shénqíng shífēn qiáocuì ，shēnxíng yě biànde bǐ yǐqián shòu ruò 。
After Qu Yuan's banishment, he was often found pacing up and down the riverside reciting poetry. His expression was ghostly and ashen. He also started to become thin and weak.
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屈原本来是楚国的重要官员，后来因为被奸臣陷害，得罪了楚王，就被放逐到了汉水以北的地方。
Qū Yuán běnlái shì Chǔguó de zhòngyào guānyuán ，hòulái yīnwèi bèi jiānchén xiànhài ，dézuì le Chǔ wáng ，jiù bèi fàngzhú dào le hànshuǐ yǐběide dìfang 。
Qu Yuan was an very important official in the state of Chu. He was later framed by treacherous state officials and ended up offending the king. He was then banished to the northern regions of the Han River.
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举世皆浊我独清，众人皆醉我独醒啊，所以我就被放逐到这儿来了。
jǔshì jiē zhuó wǒ dú qīng ，zhòngrén jiē zuì wǒ dú xǐng ā ，suǒyǐ wǒ jiù bèi fàngzhú dàozhèr lái le 。
The world around me is dirty, yet I remain clean. The people around me are drunk, yet I remain sober. That is why I was banished to this place.
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