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 痛苦 tòng kǔ pain / suffering / painful / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 激烈 jī liè (of competition or fighting) intense / fierce / (of pain) acute / (of an expression of opinion) impassioned / vehement / (of a course of action) drastic / extreme 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 缓解 緩解 huǎn jiě to bring relief / to alleviate (a crisis) / to dull (a pain) syn 潇洒 瀟灑 xiāo sǎ confident and at ease / free and easy syn 难受 難受 nán shòu to feel unwell / to suffer pain / to be difficult to bear 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 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 哎呦 āi yōu (interjection of surprise, pain, annoyance etc) / Oh my! / Uh-oh! / Ah! / Ouch! 减除 減除 jiǎn chú to reduce / to lessen (pain etc) / to deduct (from taxes) 土鸡 土雞 tǔ jī free-range chicken 心如刀绞 心如刀絞 xīn rú dāo jiǎo to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom) 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 苦 kǔ bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly syn 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 疼痛 téng tòng pain / (of a body part) to be painful / to be sore / to hurt / (of a person) to be in pain syn 逍遥 逍遙 xiāo yáo free and unfettered syn 心痛 xīn tòng to feel distressed about sth / heartache / cardiac pain 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 伤痛 傷痛 shāng tòng pain (from wound) / sorrow syn 机车 機車 jī chē locomotive / train engine car / (Tw) scooter / (Tw) (slang) hard to get along with / to be a pain in the ass / (Tw) damn! / crap! 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 痛楚 tòng chǔ pain / anguish / suffering syn 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 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 刺痛 cì tòng to tingle / to sting / to have a sudden sharp pain / (fig.) to hurt deeply / tingle / prick / sting / stab of pain 哎哟 哎喲 āi yō hey / ow / ouch / interjection of pain or surprise syn 游离 遊離 yóu lí to disassociate / to drift away / to leave (a collective) / free (component) 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 剧痛 劇痛 jù tòng acute pain / sharp pain / twinge / stab / pang 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 免受 miǎn shòu to avoid suffering / to prevent (sth bad) / to protect against (damage) / immunity (from prosecution) / freedom (from pain, damage etc) / exempt from punishment syn 腹痛 fù tòng bellyache / stomach pain 止痛 zhǐ tòng to relieve pain / to stop pain / analgesic 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 苦痛 kǔ tòng pain / suffering syn 无拘无束 無拘無束 wú jū wú shù free and unconstrained (idiom) / unfettered / unbuttoned / without care or worries 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 痛不欲生 tòng bù yù shēng to be so in pain as to not want to live / to be so grieved as to wish one were dead syn 胸闷 胸悶 xiōng mēn chest pain / chest distress 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 难熬 難熬 nán áo (of pain or hardship) hard to bear 痛经 痛經 tòng jīng period pain / menstrual cramps / dysmenorrhea 自由软件 自由軟件 zì yóu ruǎn jiàn free software (i.e. software for which sharing, modification etc is permitted) 疾苦 jí kǔ pain and difficulties / suffering (of the people) syn 苦楚 kǔ chǔ suffering / misery / pain (esp. psychological) 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 白吃 bái chī to eat without paying / to eat for free 镇痛 鎮痛 zhèn tòng to suppress pain 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 硬撑 硬撐 yìng chēng to make oneself do sth in spite of adversity, pain etc 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 离愁 離愁 lí chóu parting sorrow / pain of separation 