---
title: "Jiefang Meaning: 解放 (to liberate) or 街坊 (neighbors)?"
description: "解放 (jiěfàng) means “to liberate; to free; liberation”. Not the jiefang you heard? See 街坊. Hear its tones, see what 解 and 放 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiefang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 解放 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

解放 jiěfàng

## to liberate; to free; liberation

## It can also mean

- the Liberation (of China in 1949)

## Its characters

1. 解 jiě to separate
2. 放 fàng to put

## In a sentence

洗碗机把妈妈从家务中解放了出来。 The dishwasher freed Mom from housework.

[More about 解放](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A7%A3%E6%94%BE)

## Other words said jiefang

- [街坊jiēfangneighbors](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A1%97%E5%9D%8A)

## More words with 解 or 放

- [摆放 bǎifàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baifang)
- [播放 bōfàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bofang)
- [不解 bùjiě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bujie)
- [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)
- [放宽 fàngkuān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangkuan)
- [放弃 fàngqì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangqi)
- [放松 fàngsōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangsong)

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