释放 meaning and pronunciation

释放
Simplified word
釋放
Traditional word

释放 English definition

shì fàng
  • to release
  • to set free
  • to liberate (a prisoner)
  • to discharge

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  • 释 (shì): to explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]); Buddhism;
  • 放 (fàng): to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out; to set off (fireworks);