Chinese word

放到

Pronunciation

Pinyinfàng dào

Meaning

  • verbput

Example

请把书放到桌子上。qǐng bǎ shū fàng dào zhuō zi shàng

Please put the book on the table.

Illustration for 放到 (put)

More examples

我把手机放到包里了。wǒ bǎ shǒu jī fàng dào bāo lǐ le

I put my phone in my bag.

Core concept

An object is moved until a chosen place becomes its settled endpoint.

Common phrases

  • 把书放到桌子上bǎ shū fàng dào zhuō zi shàng

    put the book on the table

  • 把手机放到包里bǎ shǒu jī fàng dào bāo lǐ

    put the phone in the bag

  • 把菜放到冰箱里bǎ cài fàng dào bīng xiāng lǐ

    put the dish in the refrigerator

Similar words

放fàng: Set something down on a surface and keep it there.
放进fàng jìn: Move something into the inside of a container or box.
放在fàng zài: Place something at a specified location and keep it there.
摆bǎi: Set out objects in an organized pattern or arrangement.

Definition in Chinese

把东西移动并放在某个位置上，既可指放在表面也可指放入内部，侧重动作的结果。bǎ dōng xī yí dòng bìng fàng zài mǒu gè wèi zhì shàng jì kě zhǐ fàng zài biǎo miàn yě kě zhǐ fàng rù nèi bù cè zhòng dòng zuò de jié guǒ

Word origin

放 (fàng, "place") + 到 (dào, "arrive") combines an act of placing with arrival at a destination, so the phrase highlights where the object's movement ends.

Usage tips

  • In quick household requests, the object usually comes before the verb complex and the destination after it, creating a useful rhythm of object, action, then endpoint.

Other meanings

  • put intoverb
  • move toverb

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