lay down in Chinese

HSK 3.0 · Level 2

fàngxià

to lay down
to put down
to let go of
to relinquish
to set aside
to lower (the blinds etc)

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Example sentences

nǐ 你 néng 能 fàngxià 放下 wénjiàn 文件 tīng 听 wǒ 我 shuō 说 ma 吗？

Will you put down that paper and listen to me?
tā 他 fàngxià 放下 dōngxi 东西， jiù 就 zǒu 走 le 了。

He put his things down and left.

Other words for lay down

舍下（捨下） shěxià

to abandon; to lay down
立 lì HSK 5

to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately; surname Li
订出（訂出） dìngchū

to lay down (a rule, a plan of action); to draw up; booked out (i.e. already fully booked)
定下 dìngxià

to set (the tone, a target etc); to lay down (the beat)

5 entries in ChineseDict list "lay down" as a meaning.