下放xiàfàng 1.把某些权力交给下层机构{(of power) be decentralized; delegate power to lower level}: 把经营管理权～给企业。{delegate management power to enterprises} 2.把干部调到下层机构去工作或送到农村、工厂、矿山去锻炼{send a government functionary to work at the grass-roots level, or in a rural area, factory or mine}: 干部～劳动。{government functionary working in a factory or village}