🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

解放

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiěfàng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Befreiung/bəˈfʁaɪʊŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"城市的解放得到了所有居民的庆祝。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of freeing or liberating someone or something.

    "The liberation of the city was celebrated by all its inhabitants."
  2. 2

    A state of being free from oppression or confinement.

    "The movement aimed at the liberation of oppressed communities."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'Befreiung' originates from the German verb 'befreien', which means 'to free'. It is derived from the Old High German 'frīhōn', meaning 'to free, liberate', and has evolved through Middle High German into its current form, reflecting a historical context of liberation and emancipation.

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