任 rèn to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) syn 空 kòng to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time syn 白 bái white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera syn 放 fàng to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) syn 免费 免費 miǎn fèi free (of charge) 自由 zì yóu freedom / liberty / free / unrestricted / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 障碍 障礙 zhàng ài barrier / obstruction / hindrance / impediment / obstacle syn 释放 釋放 shì fàng to release / to set free / to liberate (a prisoner) / to discharge syn 摆脱 擺脫 bǎi tuō to break away from / to cast off (old ideas etc) / to get rid of / to break away (from) / to break out (of) / to free oneself from / to extricate oneself syn 解除 jiě chú to remove / to sack / to get rid of / to relieve (sb of their duties) / to free / to lift (an embargo) / to rescind (an agreement) syn 潇洒 瀟灑 xiāo sǎ confident and at ease / free and easy syn 安宁 安寧 ān níng peaceful / tranquil / calm / composed / free from worry syn 畅通 暢通 chàng tōng unimpeded / free-flowing / straight path / unclogged / move without obstruction syn 踏实 踏實 tā shi firmly-based / steady / steadfast / to have peace of mind / free from anxiety / Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2] syn 留空 liú kòng to leave blank space in a document / to leave some time free 无偿 無償 wú cháng free / no charge / at no cost syn 舒畅 舒暢 shū chàng happy / entirely free from worry syn 空闲 空閒 kòng xián leisure / spare time / (of a person) free / unoccupied / (of equipment, rooms etc) unoccupied / unused / idle / vacant / spare syn 屏障 píng zhàng barrier syn 启蒙 啟蒙 qǐ méng to instruct the young / to initiate / to awake sb from ignorance / to free sb from prejudice or superstition / primer / enlightened / the Enlightenment / Western learning from the late Qing dynasty syn 挥霍 揮霍 huī huò to squander money / extravagant / prodigal / free and easy / agile syn 散客 sǎn kè FIT (free independent traveler) / individual traveler (as opposed to one who travels with a group) 抽身 chōu shēn to get away from / to withdraw / to free oneself syn 隔阂 隔閡 gé hé misunderstanding / estrangement / (language etc) barrier syn 土鸡 土雞 tǔ jī free-range chicken 畅达 暢達 chàng dá free-flowing / smooth syn 草鸡 草雞 cǎo jī free-range chicken / (dialect) hen / cowardly syn 安枕 ān zhěn to sleep soundly / (fig.) to rest easy / to be free of worries 超拔 chāo bá outstanding / to fast-track / to elevate / to free oneself from 挣 掙 zhèng to struggle to get free / to strive to acquire / to make (money) syn 没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important / it's nothing / never mind / to have nothing to do / to be free / to be all right (out of danger or trouble) syn 逍遥 逍遙 xiāo yáo free and unfettered syn 放手 fàng shǒu to let go one's hold / to give up / to have a free hand syn 解脱 解脫 jiě tuō to untie / to free / to absolve of / to get free of / to extirpate oneself / (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries syn 翻身 fān shēn to turn over (when lying) / (fig.) to free oneself / to emancipate oneself / to bring about a change of one's fortunes syn 过关 過關 guò guān to cross a barrier / to get through (an ordeal) / to pass (a test) / to reach (a standard) syn 宽松 寬鬆 kuān sōng spacious / roomy / uncrowded / (of clothes) loose and comfortable / relaxed / free of worry / well-off / affluent syn 挣脱 掙脫 zhèng tuō to throw off / to struggle free of / Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1] syn 大关 大關 dà guān strategic pass / barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000) / instrument of torture used to break limbs 安然 ān rán calmly / without qualms / free from worry / safe and sound syn 有偿 有償 yǒu cháng paying / paid (not free) 只管 zhǐ guǎn solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth) syn 壁垒 壁壘 bì lěi rampart / barrier syn 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài free and easy (idiom) / carefree / leisurely syn 洒脱 灑脫 sǎ tuō free and at ease / natural / unconstrained syn 游离 遊離 yóu lí to disassociate / to drift away / to leave (a collective) / free (component) 关卡 關卡 guān qiǎ checkpoint (for taxation, security etc) / barrier / hurdle / red tape / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] syn 免税 免稅 miǎn shuì not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc) / tax free / duty free (shop) 脱身 脫身 tuō shēn to get away / to escape (from obligations) / to free oneself / to disengage syn 任意球 rèn yì qiú free kick 步行街 bù xíng jiē car-free zone / pedestrian street 自选 自選 zì xuǎn to choose by oneself / free to choose / optional / self-service 脱俗 脫俗 tuō sú free from vulgarity / refined / outstanding syn 自拔 zì bá to free oneself / to extricate oneself from a difficult situation syn 保税区 保稅區 bǎo shuì qū duty-free district / tariff-free zone / bonded area 自由贸易 自由貿易 zì yóu mào yì free trade 挥洒 揮灑 huī sǎ to sprinkle / to shed (tears, blood etc) / fig. free, unconstrained / to write in a free style syn 野马 野馬 yě mǎ feral horse / free-roaming horse / wild horse 免提 miǎn tí hands-free (telephone function) 跌宕 diē dàng uninhibited / free and unconstrained / rhythmical syn 豪放 háo fàng bold and unconstrained / powerful and free syn 角球 jiǎo qiú corner kick (in soccer) / free strike in hockey 省心 shěng xīn to cause no trouble / to be spared worry / worry-free syn 无拘无束 無拘無束 wú jū wú shù free and unconstrained (idiom) / unfettered / unbuttoned / without care or worries syn 闯关 闖關 chuǎng guān to crash through a barrier 空档 空檔 kòng dàng gap (between two objects) / interval of time (between events) / opening in one's schedule / free time / (fig.) gap (in the market etc) 自由基 zì yóu jī free radical 自习 自習 zì xí to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons) / to study in one's free time / individual study syn 放走 fàng zǒu to release / to set free / to allow (a person or an animal) to go / to liberate syn 自由活动 自由活動 zì yóu huó dòng free time (between organized activities) 没事儿 沒事兒 méi shì r to have spare time / free from work / it's not important / it's nothing / never mind syn 秦岭 秦嶺 qín lǐng Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] and the Han River 漢水|汉水[Han4 shui3] valley 无痛 無痛 wú tòng painless / pain-free 自由软件 自由軟件 zì yóu ruǎn jiàn free software (i.e. software for which sharing, modification etc is permitted) 百花齐放 百花齊放 bǎi huā qí fàng a hundred flowers bloom (idiom) / let the arts have free expression syn 白吃 bái chī to eat without paying / to eat for free 贸易壁垒 貿易壁壘 mào yì bì lěi trade barrier 自由贸易区 自由貿易區 zì yóu mào yì qū free trade zone / free trade area 空余 空餘 kòng yú free / vacant / unoccupied syn 高枕无忧 高枕無憂 gāo zhěn wú yōu to sleep peacefully (idiom) / (fig.) to rest easy / to be free of worries syn 自由市场 自由市場 zì yóu shì chǎng free market 芥蒂 jiè dì an obstruction / barrier / ill-feeling / grudge syn 买一送一 買一送一 mǎi yī sòng yī buy one, get one free / two for the price of one 戴高乐 戴高樂 dài gāo lè Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free French during World War II and president of the Republic 1959-1969 免票 miǎn piào not to be charged for admission / (to be admitted) for free / free pass syn 葫芦丝 葫蘆絲 hú lú sī hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument) 脱缰 脫韁 tuō jiāng (of a horse etc) to break free from the reins / (fig.) to become unconstrained 倜傥 倜儻 tì tǎng elegant / casual / free and easy 放任自流 fàng rèn zì liú to let sb do whatever they want / to indulge / to give free reins to / to let things slide / to drift aimlessly / laissez-faire syn 语言障碍 語言障礙 yǔ yán zhàng ài language barrier / speech impediment 藩篱 藩籬 fān lí hedge / fence / (fig.) barrier syn 自由港 zì yóu gǎng free port 意译 意譯 yì yì meaning (of foreign expression) / translation of the meaning (as opposed to literal translation 直譯|直译) / paraphrase / free translation 隔离墙 隔離牆 gé lí qiáng separation barrier / barrier / Wall 无霜期 無霜期 wú shuāng qī frost-free period 无核化 無核化 wú hé huà to make nuclear-free / to de-nuclearize 离岸价 離岸價 lí àn jià free on board (FOB) (transportation) 恣肆 zì sì unrestrained / unbridled / free and unrestrained (style) / bold syn 想得开 想得開 xiǎng de kāi to not take to heart / to be free of worried thoughts / to adopt a lighthearted perspective / lighthearted syn 