Definition
弛 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'to relax' or 'to slacken'. It never appears alone in modern Chinese; you'll only encounter it inside compound words like 松弛 (sōngchí, 'loose, slack, relaxed') and 弛缓 (chíhuǎn, 'to relax, to slow down').
b.f.
(bound form) to relaxto slackento loosen
Examples
- 。Zhè zhāng gōng tài sōngchí le.This bow is too slack.
- 弛。Zuìjìn gōngsī guǎnlǐ yǒuxiē fèichí.Recently the company's management has been somewhat lax.
- 。Tā de jīròu mànmàn sōngchí xiàlái.His muscles slowly relaxed.
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