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放空气

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Collocation

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放出……(某种)空气
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放出空气
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到处放空气

Definition

放空气

Literally means:

let out the air

Actually means:

spread word; give a false impression

It figuratively means spreading certain information or creating a certain atmosphere. Derogatory.

比喻故意散布某种消息或制造某种气氛。

Example

Used as predicate, and it can have other words in between. (作谓语,中间可以插入别的词语)
1
Lǎobǎn
老板
kāichú
开除
zhīqián
之前
  
,
jīng
已经
fàngchū
放出
kōng
空气
  
,
shuō
jìngzhēng
竞争
duìshǒu
对手
秘密
jiēchù
接触
  
,
wéifǎn
违反
le
gōng
公司
de
guīdìng
规定
  

Before the boss fired him, he had let the air out that he had made secret contact with his competitors, in violation of company rules.

2
Jiǎduì
甲队
fàngchū
放出
无意
zhēngduó
争夺
guànjūn
冠军
de
kōng
空气
  
,
目的
shì
wèile
为了
麻痹
duì
乙队
  

Team A released the air that had no intention of competing for the championship, in order to paralyze Team B.

3
Zuìjìn
最近
  
,
fángchǎnshāng
房地产商
yòu
tōngguò
通过
zhǒng
各种
dào
渠道
fàng
kōng
空气
  
,
sàn
散布
fángzi
房子
gōngyìng
供应
jǐnzhāng
紧张
de
xiāoxi
消息
  
,
biàn
以便
jìn
进一步
táigāo
抬高
fángjià
房价
  

Recently, real estate developers through various channels to air, spread the news of tight housing supply, in order to further raise prices.