put 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 put down

撂 liào

to put down; to leave behind; to throw or knock down; to abandon or discard
寘 zhì

to put aside; to put down; to discard
镇压（鎮壓） zhènyā

suppression; repression; to suppress; to put down; to quell
讨平（討平） tǎopíng

to put down (an uprising); to pacify

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