HSK 2 · Hands-on actions

放下

fàng xià

to put down

Stroke order of 放下

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

放 · 8 strokes 下 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

Place (放) down (下): put down.

Parts: 放 place (方 + 攵) + 下 down

The characters in 放下

放 fàng — to put; to place (8 strokes)
下 xià — down; under; below (3 strokes)

Example sentence

请把书放下。

Please put the book down.

Words with 放

放学to finish school 放假to have a holiday 放to put; to place 放心to be at ease; to relax 放到to put into 播放to broadcast; to play 开放to open; open

Words with 下

下午afternoon 楼下downstairs 下课class is over 下班to get off work 下车to get off (a vehicle)坐下to sit down 下down; under; below 下边below; bottom 下雨to rain 下次next time 一下儿(once; a bit)下雪to snow 零下below zero 下周next week 接下来next; following 以下below; less than 留下to stay; to leave behind 一下a bit; once

More words: Hands-on actions

拉to pull 推to push 提to carry; to lift; to mention 掉to fall; to drop 倒to pour 碰to touch; to bump 装to pack; to install 弄to do; to handle 办to do; to handle 使用to use 查to check; to look up 选to choose 加to add; plus 算to calculate; to count as 发to send; to issue

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