放置

fàngzhì

verb HSK 7-9 #10,092

Meanings

1 to place
2 to put
3 to set down

Characters

to put; to place

to set; to install

Examples

HSK 4

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.

HSK 7-9

请将行李放置在架子上。

Qǐng jiāng xíngli fàngzhì zài jiàzi shàng.

Please place your luggage on the rack.

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