放置

fàng zhì

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1 item

to place in; to put in (a position)

more formal or literary equivalent of 放置

2 items

to arrange

to arrange or display objects carefully

to deposit

to store or keep something in a place

1 item

to put

more common in spoken Chinese; can mean 'to put' or 'to place'

Learners may confuse 放置 with 搁 (gē), which is informal and dialectal; 放置 is not used for quick or casual placing of objects.

放置 is relatively formal and often used in written instructions or official notices. In everyday speech, 放 is preferred.

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请把文件放置在桌子上。

Please place the documents on the table.

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to put

to install