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放到 (fàng dào) — to put (something) into/onto/at (a place) (resultative verb complement)

Definition

A resultative verb meaning 'to put [something] into/on/at [a place]'. The place word comes after 到, so the sentence pattern is Subject + 把 + thing + 放到 + place.

verb
to put (something) into/onto/at (a place) (resultative verb complement)

Examples

  • 放到裡。
    Qǐng bǎ xíng li fàng dào fáng jiān lǐ.
    Please put the luggage in the room.
  • 放到。
    Tā bǎ bēi zi fàng dào zhuō zi shàng.
    He put the cup on the table.
  • 放到。
    Gōng zuò rén yuán bǎ huò wù fàng dào cāng kù lǐ le.
    The workers put the goods into the warehouse.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

放fàngput
到dàoarrive

放 means put and 到 indicates arrival at a place, so put something to that 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.

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.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
至至zhìto arrive
Sound part声符shēngfú
刀
刀dāo到dào
Same sound today

到 combines 至, meaning 'to arrive', with 刀 as the sound part. The 至 part points to the idea of reaching a stopping point.

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