放置 (fàng zhì) — to place, to put (in a specific position) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

放置 is a written, formal verb for placing something deliberately in a position — stronger and more deliberate than everyday 放, and free of the northern-colloquial flavor of 搁.

verb

to placeto put (in a specific position)

Examples

放置。
Qǐng bǎ zhòng yào wén jiàn fàng zhì zài ān quán de dì fāng.
Please place the important documents in a safe place.
放置。
Tā fàng zhì le yí gè huā píng zài zhuō zi shàng.
He placed a vase on the table.
放置。
Zhè ge biāo zhì tí xǐng wǒ men bú yào bǎ lā jī fàng zhì zài zhè lǐ.
This sign reminds us not to place garbage here.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

放 means put and 置 means place: put and place.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

方攵放

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攵Written in full as攴pūhand, action

Sound part声符shēngfú

方

方fāng放fàng

Same sound today

放 uses 方 for its sound and 攵, a hand/action part, to mark an action of release.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

罒直置

Meaning part形符xíngfú

罒Written in full as网wǎng

Sound part声符shēngfú

直

直zhí置zhì

Same sound today

置 is built from 罒, a net, on top and 直 below; 直 gives the sound.

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