放fàngto put; to place
放 (fàng) means "to put" or "to place," as in 我把书放在桌子上 (I put the book on the table), 你把包放在这里吧 (Put the bag here) and 妈妈把菜放在桌子上了 (Mom put the food on the table). In all three, 放 means to put or to place. This entry covers this one sense.
What does 放 mean?
- 1.
to put; to placeverb
What does the character 放 mean?
- 放to put; to place
How do you use 放?
See it in 我把书放在桌子上, 你把包放在这里吧 and 妈妈把菜放在桌子上了.
Patterns
把 + thing + 放在 + place
我把书放在桌子上。
Wǒ bǎ shū fàng zài zhuōzi shang.
I put the book on the table.
What are some examples of 放 in a sentence?
How is 放 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
我的书呢?
Wǒ de shū ne?
Where is my book?
- Speaker B:
我把你的书放在桌子上了。
Wǒ bǎ nǐ de shū fàng zài zhuōzi shang le.
I put your book on the table.
- Speaker A:
谢谢你。
Xièxie nǐ.
Thank you.
- Speaker B:
不客气。
Bú kèqi.
You're welcome.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.