放置

fàngzhì

verb HSK 7 #10,092

Meanings

1 to place
2 to put
3 to set down

Characters

to put; to place

to set; to install

Examples

请将行李放置在架子上。

Qǐng jiāng xíngli fàngzhì zài jiàzi shàng.

Please place your luggage on the rack.

这些文件已经放置了很久了。

Zhèxiē wénjiàn yǐjīng fàngzhì le hěn jiǔ le.

These documents have been sitting there for a long time.

Tips

usage

放置 is more formal than 放 (to put). It also carries the nuance of leaving something in place for a period of time, not just the act of putting it down.

Stroke Order

放 fàng

置 zhì