Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

fáng 房 N 1 house ■ 他们现在租房住，打算明年买 房。Tāmen xiànzài zū fáng zhù, dǎsuàn
míngnián mǎi fáng. They now live in a rented house and are planning to buy a house next year. 草
房 cǎofáng thatched cottage / 楼房 lóufáng house of two or more levels / 平房 píngfáng single-story house,
bungalow 2 room (间 jiān) ■ 楼上有三间房。Lóu shang yǒu sān jiān fáng. There are three
bedrooms upstairs. 病房 bìngfáng sick room, ward / 客房 kèfáng guest room
fángdōng 房东 N landlord, landlady
fángjiān 房间 [comp: 房 room, home + 间 space] N room (间 jiān) ■ 这间房间不大，但是挺舒 服。
Zhè jiān fángjiān bú dà, dànshì tǐng shūfu. This room is not big, but it’s very comfortable.
fángzi 房子 [suffix: 房 house + 子 nominal suffix] N house, housing ■ 他们有了钱就买房子。Tāmen
yǒule qián jiù mǎi fángzi. They will buy a house once they have the money.
fǎng 仿 V imitate
fǎngfú 仿佛 V be like, be alike ■ 他们俩年龄相 仿佛，经历也差不多。Tāmen liǎ niánlíng xiāng
fǎngfú, jīnglì yěē chàbuduō. The two of them are of similar age and share similar life experiences.
fǎng 纺 TRAD 紡 V spin (into thread/yarn)
fǎngzhī 纺织 [comp: 纺 spin + 织 weave] V spin and weave ■ 在这个山村里，还有老人会纺织 土
布。Zài zhège shāncūn li háiyǒu lǎorén huì fǎngzhī tǔbù. In this mountain village there are old
people who still make homespun cloth. 纺织工业 fǎngzhī gōngyè textile industry / 纺织品 fǎngzhīpǐn
textile goods
fǎng 访 TRAD 訪 V visit
fǎngwèn 访问 [comp: 访 visit + 问 ask, ask after] V visit, interview ■ 已经有一百多万人访问过这个
网站。Yǐjīng yǒu yìbǎi duō wàn rén fǎngwènguo zhège wǎngzhàn. Over a million people have
visited this website.
fàng 放 V put, put in ■ 请你不要把你的书放在我 的桌子上。Qǐng nǐ bú yào bǎ nǐ de shū fàng zài wǒ
de zhuōzi shang. Please don’t put your books on my desk. ■ 你的咖啡里要不要放糖？Nǐ de kāfēi
li yào bú yào fàng táng? Shall I put sugar in your coffee?
fàngdà 放大 [comp: 放 expand + 大 large] V enlarge ■ 这张照片请放大。Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn qǐng
fàngdà. Please enlarge this photo. 放大镜 fàngdàjìng magnifying glass
fàngjià 放假 [v+obj: 放 release + 假 holiday] V be on holiday, have the day off ■ 我们学校从十 二月
十五日到一月二十日放假。Wǒmen xuéxiào cóng Shí’èr yuè shíwǔ rì dào Yīyuè èrshí rì fàngjià.
We have school holidays from December 15 to January 20. ■ 明日停电，学校放假一天。Míngrì
tíngdiàn, xuéxiào fàngjià yìtiān. School’s closed tomorrow due to a power cut.
fàngqì 放弃 [comp: 放 release + 弃 abandon] V abandon, give up ■ 这个机会十分难得，你不要 放
弃。Zhège jīhuì shífēn nándé, nǐ bú yào fàngqì. This is a very rare opportunity. Don’t pass it up. ■
我们已经放弃了原来的计划。Wǒmen yǐjīng fàngqìle yuánlái de jìhuà. We have abandoned our
original plan.
fàngshè 放射 V radiate 放射科 fàngshèkē department of radiology (in a hospital) / 放射治疗 fàngshè zhìliáo
radiotherapy
fàngshǒu 放手 [v+obj: 放 release + 手 the hand] let go one’s hold, let go
fàngsōng 放松 [comp: 放 release + 松 loose] V relax, rest and relax ■ 这星期工作太紧张了， 周末我
要好好放松放松。Zhè xīngqī gōngzuò tài jǐnzhāng le, zhōumò wǒ yào hǎohǎo fàngsōng
fàngsōng. This week I’ve been really stressed out with work; I’ll rest and relax over the weekend.
fàngxīn 放心 [v+obj: 放 set in place + 心 the heart] V set one’s mind at ease, be at ease (ANTONYM 担心
dānxīn) ■ 你办事，我放心。Nǐ bànshì, wǒ fàngxīn. With you in charge, my mind’s at ease. ■ 才十
几岁的孩子出国留学，父母怎么会 放心呢？Cái shí jǐ suì de háizi chūguó liúxué, fùmǔ zénme
huì fàngxīn ne? How can parents not worry when their teenage children go overseas to study?
fēi 飞 TRAD 飛 V fly ■ 小鸟飞走了。Xiǎo niǎo fēi zuǒ le. The little bird flew away.
fēijī 飞机 [modif: 飞 flying + 机 machine] N airplane ■ 从北京来的飞机什么时候到？Cóng Běijīng lái
de fēijī shénme shíhou dào? When does the plane from Beijing arrive? 坐/乘飞机 zuò/chéng fēijī