untie; loosen restrictions
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to untie; to loosen someone's bonds
The literal action of freeing someone or something that has been tied up.
Jǐng警
chá察
gěi给
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
sōng松
bǎng绑
le了
。
The police untied the suspect.
Tā他
bāng帮
wǒ我
bǎ把
shǒu手
wàn腕
shàng上
de的
shéng绳
zi子
sōng松
bǎng绑
。
He helped me untie the rope from my wrist.
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Sōng松
bǎng绑
zhī之
hòu后
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
kě可
yǐ以
zì自
yóu由
huó活
dòng动
le了
。
After being untied, he could finally move freely.
verb
to relax restrictions; to loosen control
A metaphorical extension, commonly used in political, economic, or social contexts to describe reducing control, regulations, or constraints.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
jué决
dìng定
gěi给
zhōng中
xiǎo小
qǐ企
yè业
sōng松
bǎng绑
，
jiàng降
dī低
zhǔn准
rù入
mé门
n槛
。
The government decided to loosen restrictions on small and medium-sized enterprises, lowering the entry barriers.
Jiào教
yù育
gǎi改
gé革
zhǐ旨
zài在
gěi给
jiào教
shī师
de的
jiào教
xué学
fāng方
fǎ法
sōng松
bǎng绑
。
The education reform aims to relax restrictions on teachers' teaching methods.
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Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
gěi给
shì市
chǎng场
sōng松
bǎng绑
，
jī激
fā发
jīng经
jì济
huó活
lì力
。
We need to loosen control over the market to stimulate economic vitality.
Guǎn管
lǐ理
shàng上
yīng应
gāi该
sōng松
bǎng绑
，
jǐ给
yǔ予
yuán员
gōng工
gèng更
duō多
zì自
zhǔ主
quán权
。
Management should relax restrictions and give employees more autonomy.