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title: "Fangguo Meaning: 放过 (fàngguò) Means “to let off”"
description: "放过 (traditional 放過, fàngguò) means “to let off; to let go”. Hear its tones, see what 放 and 过 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangguo"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 放过 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

放过 fàngguò

## to let off; to let go

## It can also mean

- to let slip; to miss (a chance)

## Its characters

1. 放 fàng to let go
2. 过 guò to cross

## In a sentence

这次就放过你，下次别再犯了。 I'll let you off this time; don't do it again.

你只要说出半个字，我马上就会知道，一定不**放过**你！

From [七十二变 · Seventy-Two Changes](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/seventy-two-changes-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-3#library-word-936-938)

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## More words with 放 or 过

- [摆放 bǎifàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baifang)
- [播放 bōfàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bofang)
- [不过 bùguò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buguo)
- [超过 chāoguò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaoguo)
- [穿过 chuānguò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuanguo)
- [存放 cúnfàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cunfang)
- [错过 cuòguò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cuoguo)
- [发放 fāfàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fafang)
- [放大 fàngdà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangda)
- [放宽 fàngkuān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangkuan)

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