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放

fàng · fang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to put
  2. to place
  3. to release
  4. to free
  5. to let go
  6. to let out
  7. to set off (fireworks)
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The big plant

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)盆(pén)花(huā)放(fàng)哪儿(nǎr)好(hǎo)？

    Where should we put this plant?

  2. Liangliang

    放(fàng)窗边(chuāngbiān)吧(ba)，那里(nàli)有(yǒu)太阳(tàiyang)。

    Put it by the window. There is sun there.

  3. Dengdeng

    窗边(chuāngbiān)放(fàng)不下(bùxià)，太(tài)大(dà)了(le)。

    It's too big. It won't fit by the window.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)放(fàng)门口(ménkǒu)。

    Then put it at the door.

  5. Dengdeng

    放(fàng)门口(ménkǒu)，我们(wǒmen)怎么(zěnme)进去(jìnqù)？

    If we put it at the door, how do we get in?

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)放(fàng)你(nǐ)房间(fángjiān)，你(nǐ)睡(shuì)客厅(kètīng)。

    Then put it in your room and you sleep in the living room.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)应(yīng)该(gāi)往(wǎng)你(nǐ)的(de)咖(kā)啡(fēi)里(lǐ)放(fàng)多(duō)少(shao)糖(táng)呢(ne)？

How much sugar should I put in your coffee?

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

玛(mǎ)莉(lì)在(zài)沙(shā)拉(lā)里(lǐ)放(fàng)了(le)一(yì)些(xiē)烤(kǎo)山(shān)核(hé)桃(táo)。

Mary put some roasted pecans into her salad.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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