解放

jiěfàng

HSK 6

解放 — jiěfàng

1. to liberate; to set free; to emancipate

   军队解放了被占领的城市。 jūnduì jiěfàng le bèi zhànlǐng de chéngshì — The army liberated the occupied city.

2. liberation; emancipation (the act or state of being freed)

   那个地区的解放发生在几十年前。 nàge dìqū de jiěfàng fāshēng zài jǐshínián qián — The liberation of that region happened decades ago.

3. the Liberation — commonly used to refer specifically to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949 (historical/political sense)

   中国人民解放纪念馆展示了与解放有关的历史文物。 zhōngguó rénmín jiěfàng jìniànguǎn zhǎnshì le yǔ jiěfàng yǒuguān de lìshǐwénwù — The Chinese People's Liberation Memorial Hall displays historical artifacts related to the Liberation.