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title: "Fangkuan Meaning: 放宽 (fàngkuān) Means “to relax”"
description: "放宽 (traditional 放寬, fàngkuān) means “to relax (rules); to loosen”. Hear its tones, see what 放 and 宽 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangkuan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 放宽 mean?

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放宽 fàngkuān

## to relax (rules); to loosen

## Its characters

1. 放 fàng to put
2. 宽 kuān to relax

## In a sentence

学校放宽了入学年龄的限制。 The school relaxed its age limit for admission.

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## More words with 放 or 宽

- [摆放 bǎifàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baifang)
- [播放 bōfàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bofang)
- [存放 cúnfàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cunfang)
- [发放 fāfàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fafang)
- [放大 fàngdà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangda)
- [放过 fàngguò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangguo)
- [放弃 fàngqì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangqi)
- [放松 fàngsōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangsong)
- [放心 fàngxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangxin)
- [放学 fàngxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangxue)

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