Chinese phrase
〜放在哪里？ 〜 fàng zài ná lǐ
Meaning
Where should ___ go?
When to use it
Asks where something should be put. It is a polite way to ask for the right place for an item or items.
Example dialogue
这些文件放在哪里？ zhè xiē wén jiàn fàng zài ná lǐ
Where should I put these documents?
电子版放在共享盘，纸质版放到档案室。 diàn zi bǎn fàng zài gòng xiǎng pán zhǐ zhì bǎn fàng dào dàng àn shì
Put the electronic version on the shared drive and the paper copy in the archive room.