fàng sōng
to relax; slacken; loosen
我需要放松一下。
wǒ xūyào fàngsōng yīxià.
I need to relax.
他正在海边放松。
tā zhèngzài hǎibiān fàngsōng.
He is relaxing at the beach.
我们应该放松心情。
wǒmen yīnggāi fàngsōng xīnqíng.
We should relax our minds.
休息 (xiūxi)
rest
放松 (fàngsōng)
relax
紧张 (jǐnzhāng)
tense
忙碌 (mánglù)
busy
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The Chinese word 放松 (fàngsōng) is composed of two characters: 放 (fàng) and 松 (sōng). The character 放 originally meant "to let go" or "to release", and it is often used in the sense of "to relax" or "to let loose". The character 松 originally meant "loose" or "slack", and it is often used in the sense of "relaxed" or "at ease". When these two characters are combined, they form the word 放松, which means "to relax" or "to loosen up". This word can be used in a variety of contexts, such as "to relax one's body", "to relax one's mind", or "to relax one's grip".
