下放

MEANING

1. 壹动verb

   to delegate

   • tāmenbǎquánlìxiàfànggěidìfāng.

     他们把权力下放给地方。🔊

     They delegated power to the local authorities.

2. 貳动verb

   to decentralize

   • zhèngfǔjuédìngxiàfàngquánlì.

     政府决定下放权力。🔊

     The government decided to delegate authority.

3. 參动verb

   to demote a party cadre to work on the shop floor or in the countryside

   • tābèixiàfàngdàonóngcūn.

     他被下放到农村。🔊

     He was sent down to the countryside.