布置

佈置

bùzhì

verb HSK 4 #4,374

Meanings

1 to arrange
2 to decorate
3 to assign (homework)
4 to deploy

Characters

to spread; to arrange; cloth

to put; to place; to install

To spread and place — to arrange or set up

Examples

老师布置了很多作业。

Lǎoshī bùzhìle hěn duō zuòyè.

The teacher assigned a lot of homework.

他们在布置教室。

Tāmen zài bùzhì jiàoshì.

They are decorating the classroom.

房间布置得很温馨。

Fángjiān bùzhì de hěn wēnxīn.

The room is arranged very warmly.

Tips

usage

布置作业 (assign homework) is the most common school usage. 布置房间 means to decorate/arrange a room.

Stroke Order

布 bù

置 zhì