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放心

Mandarin · pinyin fàng xīn

to feel relieved
to feel reassured
to be at ease

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放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)

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4–1 · fang4 xin1

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fong3 sam1

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verb

(intransitive, verb-object) to set one's mind at rest; to be at ease; to feel relieved; to be rest assured; to not worry; to be safe; to have peace of mind
(literary, of the mind) to indulge
(literary, of the will of the people) to scatter

adj

(attributive) quality-assured

noun

(literary) indulgent mind

adv

(literary) determinedly

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