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 戒毒 jiè dú to kick a drug habit / to abstain from drugs 射门 射門 shè mén (soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal 大脚 大腳 dà jiǎo naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚[xiao3 jiao3]) / long kick (soccer) / Bigfoot (mythological animal) 过瘾 過癮 guò yǐn to satisfy a craving / to get a kick out of sth / gratifying / immensely enjoyable / satisfying / fulfilling syn 忘恩负义 忘恩負義 wàng ēn fù yì to forget favors and violate justice (idiom) / ingratitude to a friend / to kick a benefactor in the teeth syn 免税 免稅 miǎn shuì not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc) / tax free / duty free (shop) 罚球 罰球 fá qiú penalty shot / penalty kick (in sports) 开赛 開賽 kāi sài to start a match / the kick-off syn 点球 點球 diǎn qiú penalty kick 挥洒 揮灑 huī sǎ to sprinkle / to shed (tears, blood etc) / fig. free, unconstrained / to write in a free style syn 动员会 動員會 kick-off meeting 拳打脚踢 拳打腳踢 quán dǎ jiǎo tī lit. to punch and kick (idiom) / to beat up / fig. determined to sort out a problem syn 仗势欺人 仗勢欺人 zhàng shì qī rén to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom) / to kick people around syn 角球 jiǎo qiú corner kick (in soccer) / free strike in hockey 鼓噪 gǔ zào (in ancient times) to beat the drums and yell (at the moment of launching into battle) / to create a clamor / to make a din / to kick up a fuss about syn 主罚 主罰 zhǔ fá penalty (kick) 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 彪悍 biāo hàn tough as nails / formidable / kick-ass / plucky 开球 開球 kāi qiú open ball (math.) / to start a ball game / to kick off (soccer) / to tee off (golf) syn 滑板车 滑板車 huá bǎn chē kick scooter / push scooter 踢 tī to kick / to play (e.g. soccer) / (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship) syn 大喊大叫 dà hǎn dà jiào shouting and screaming (idiom) / to scream loudly / to rant / to kick up a racket / to conduct vigorous propaganda syn 踹 chuài to kick / to trample / to tread on syn 大吵大闹 大吵大鬧 dà chǎo dà nào to shout and scream (idiom) / to kick up a fuss / to make a scene syn 畅 暢 chàng free / unimpeded / smooth / at ease / free from worry / fluent syn 跆 tái to trample, to kick 蹶 jué to stumble / to trample / to kick (of horse) 翘辫子 翹辮子 qiào biàn zi (coll.) to die / to kick the bucket syn 尥 liào to give a backward kick (e.g. of a horse) 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 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) 