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 海选 海選 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition 免税 免稅 miǎn shuì not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc) / tax free / duty free (shop) 挥洒 揮灑 huī sǎ to sprinkle / to shed (tears, blood etc) / fig. free, unconstrained / to write in a free style syn 免票 miǎn piào not to be charged for admission / (to be admitted) for free / free pass syn 保税区 保稅區 bǎo shuì qū duty-free district / tariff-free zone / bonded area 自由贸易区 自由貿易區 zì yóu mào yì qū free trade zone / free trade area 届 屆 jiè to arrive at (place or time) / period / to become due / classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation) syn 畅 暢 chàng free / unimpeded / smooth / at ease / free from worry / fluent syn 放 fàng to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) syn 自由 zì yóu freedom / liberty / free / unrestricted / CL:種|种[zhong3] 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 空 kòng to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time syn 免费 免費 miǎn fèi free (of charge) 释放 釋放 shì fàng to release / to set free / to liberate (a prisoner) / to discharge syn 放手 fàng shǒu to let go one's hold / to give up / to have a free hand 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 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 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 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 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 脱身 脫身 tuō shēn to get away / to escape (from obligations) / to free oneself / to disengage syn 安宁 安寧 ān níng peaceful / tranquil / calm / composed / free from worry syn 野马 野馬 yě mǎ feral horse / free-roaming horse / wild horse 空闲 空閒 kòng xián leisure / spare time / (of a person) free / unoccupied / (of equipment, rooms etc) unoccupied / unused / idle / vacant / spare syn 放走 fàng zǒu to release / to set free / to allow (a person or an animal) to go / to liberate 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 安然 ān rán calmly / without qualms / free from worry / safe and sound syn 挣脱 掙脫 zhèng tuō to throw off / to struggle free of / Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1] syn 潇洒 瀟灑 xiāo sǎ confident and at ease / free and easy syn 挥霍 揮霍 huī huò to squander money / extravagant / prodigal / free and easy / agile syn 抽身 chōu shēn to get away from / to withdraw / to free oneself syn 逍遥 逍遙 xiāo yáo free and unfettered syn 宽松 寬鬆 kuān sōng spacious / roomy / uncrowded / (of clothes) loose and comfortable / relaxed / free of worry / well-off / affluent syn 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 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài free and easy (idiom) / carefree / leisurely syn 自拔 zì bá to free oneself / to extricate oneself from a difficult situation syn 无偿 無償 wú cháng free / no charge / at no cost syn 无拘无束 無拘無束 wú jū wú shù free and unconstrained (idiom) / unfettered / unbuttoned / without care or worries 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 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 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 舒畅 舒暢 shū chàng happy / entirely free from worry syn 白吃 bái chī to eat without paying / to eat for free 空余 空餘 kòng yú free / vacant / unoccupied syn 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 游离 遊離 yóu lí to disassociate / to drift away / to leave (a collective) / free (component) 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 省心 shěng xīn to cause no trouble / to be spared worry / worry-free syn 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 有偿 有償 yǒu cháng paying / paid (not free) 自选 自選 zì xuǎn to choose by oneself / free to choose / optional / self-service 步行街 bù xíng jiē car-free zone / pedestrian street 豪放 háo fàng bold and unconstrained / powerful and free syn 自由市场 自由市場 zì yóu shì chǎng free market 任意球 rèn yì qiú free kick 角球 jiǎo qiú corner kick (in soccer) / free strike in hockey 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 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 洒脱 灑脫 sǎ tuō free and at ease / natural / unconstrained syn 脱俗 脫俗 tuō sú free from vulgarity / refined / outstanding syn 百花齐放 百花齊放 bǎi huā qí fàng a hundred flowers bloom (idiom) / let the arts have free expression syn 自由港 zì yóu gǎng free port 草鸡 草雞 cǎo jī free-range chicken / (dialect) hen / cowardly syn 留空 liú kòng to leave blank space in a document / to leave some time free 自由贸易 自由貿易 zì yóu mào yì free trade 免提 miǎn tí hands-free (telephone function) 散客 sǎn kè FIT (free independent traveler) / individual traveler (as opposed to one who travels with a group) 跌宕 diē dàng uninhibited / free and unconstrained / rhythmical syn 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 自由活动 自由活動 zì yóu huó dòng free time (between organized activities) 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) 土鸡 土雞 tǔ jī free-range chicken 买一送一 買一送一 mǎi yī sòng yī buy one, get one free / two for the price of one 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 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) 畅达 暢達 chàng dá free-flowing / smooth syn 恣肆 zì sì unrestrained / unbridled / free and unrestrained (style) / bold syn 蝉蜕 蟬蛻 chán tuì cicada slough / fig. to free oneself / to extricate oneself from syn 安枕 ān zhěn to sleep soundly / (fig.) to rest easy / to be free of worries 巴乌 巴烏 bā wū bawu, a free reed wind instrument shaped like a flute and played transversally, associated particularly with minority cultures of Yunnan 挣 掙 zhèng to struggle to get free / to strive to acquire / to make (money) syn 答 dā bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答[da2], used in 答應|答应[da1ying5], 答理[da1li5] etc syn 饶 饒 ráo rich / abundant / exuberant / to add for free / to throw in as bonus / to spare / to forgive / despite / although syn 漫 màn free / unrestrained / to inundate syn 逞 chěng to show off / to flaunt / to carry out or succeed in a scheme / to indulge / to give free rein to syn 逍遥自在 逍遙自在 xiāo yáo zì zai free and at leisure (idiom) / unfettered / outside the reach of the law (of criminal) / at large syn 笙 shēng sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes syn 空儿 空兒 kòng r spare time / free time syn 穆萨维 穆薩維 mù sà wéi Moussavi, Mir Hussein (1941-), candidate in Iran's disputed 2009 elections 纾 紓 shū abundant / ample / at ease / relaxed / to free from / to relieve syn 空暇 kòng xiá idle / free time / leisure syn 