HSK · Level 33
135 words
Chinese word
置
Pronunciation
Pinyinzhì
Meaning
- verbput
Example
他把钥匙置在抽屉里。tā bǎ yào shi zhì zài chōu tì lǐ
He put the key in the drawer.
More examples
博物馆把新展品置在第二展厅。bó wù guǎn bǎ xīn zhán pǐn zhì zài dì èr zhǎn tīng
The museum put the new exhibit in the second gallery.
Core concept
Set something or someone in a chosen place or condition, where it remains properly positioned.
Common phrases
放置在fàng zhì zài
put in
安置在ān zhì zài
place in
将置于jiāng zhì yú
put into
Similar words
放fàng: Put something down in a different place and leave it there.
摆bǎi: Place things in an orderly or attractive arrangement.
安置ān zhì: Put a person or large object in a suitable place where it can settle.
放置fàng zhì: Leave something unattended in its existing state.
Definition in Chinese
把物体或人放在某一位置上，使其处于固定或合适的状态；既可指具体的放置动作，也常见于书面语和复合词中。bǎ wù tǐ huò rén fàng zài mǒu yí wèi zhì shàng shǐ qí chǔ yú gù dìng huò hé shì de zhuàng tài jì kě zhǐ jù tǐ de fàng zhì dòng zuò yě cháng jiàn yú shū miàn yǔ hé fù hé cí zhōng
Word origin
置 (zhì, "put") developed from an early sense related to setting a net and came to express the wider idea of setting something in place.
Usage tips
- English uses one everyday verb across many placement contexts, but 置 (zhì, "put") belongs more often to formal Chinese than to casual conversation, making register an important part of recognizing it.