Usage note
“放”这个字用来表示把东西放在某个地方。比如，你可以对小朋友说：‘把书放到桌子上。’
fàng zhège zì lái bǎ shìběn fàng dào zhuōzi shàng.
The word “放” is used to indicate putting something in a place. For example, you can tell children: 'Put the book on the table.'
Context note
“放”常用于描述日常生活中放置物品的行为。比如，你可以说：‘把垃圾放到垃圾桶里。’或者‘把衣服放在衣柜里。'
fàng cháng yòng yú miáo shù rìyè shēnghuo zhōng fàng wù pǐn de hánxíng. bǐrú, nǐ kěyǐ shuō: 'bǎ lājī fàng dào jīnbànglǐ.' huòzhě 'bǎ yīfu fàng zài guìyīlǐ.'
"放" is commonly used to describe actions of placing items in daily life. For example, you can say: 'Put the trash in the bin.' or 'Hang clothes in the closet.'
5 examples
把书放在桌子上。
bǎ shū fàng zài zhuō zi shàng。
Put the book on the table.
把玩具放到柜子里。
bǎ wán jù fàng dào guì zi lǐ。
Put the toys in the cabinet.
把钥匙放进抽屉里。
bǎ yào shi fàng jìn chōu tì lǐ。
Put the keys in the drawer.
把垃圾放到垃圾桶里。
bǎ lā jī fàng dào lā jī tǒng lǐ。
Put the trash in the bin.
把衣服放在衣柜里。
bǎ yī fu fàng zài yī guì lǐ。
Hang clothes in the closet.
5 mini stories
妈妈让我把书包放到桌子上。爸爸说要把钥匙放进抽屉里。
mā ma ràng wǒ bǎ shū bāo fàng dào zhuō zi shàng。 bà ba shuō yào bǎ yào shi fàng jìn chōu tì lǐ。
Mom asked me to put my backpack on the table. Dad said I should put the keys in the drawer.
小明把玩具放在地上，然后去玩了。妈妈让他把玩具放到柜子里。
xiǎo míng bǎ wán jù fàng zài dì shàng， rán hòu qù wán le。 mā ma ràng tā bǎ wán jù fàng dào guì zi lǐ。
Xiaoming put his toys on the ground and then went to play. Mom asked him to put them in the cabinet.
老师让我们把书本放在桌子上。同学们都听从了老师的指示。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men bǎ shū běn fàng zài zhuō zi shàng。 tóng xué men dōu tīng cóng le lǎo shī de zhǐ shì。
The teacher told us to put our books on the table. All students followed the teacher's instructions.
我把钥匙放进抽屉里，然后锁上了门。
wǒ bǎ yào shi fàng jìn chōu tì lǐ， rán hòu suǒ shàng le mén。
I put the keys in the drawer and then locked the door.
妈妈说要把垃圾放到垃圾桶里。爸爸也同意了。
mā ma shuō yào bǎ lā jī fàng dào lā jī tǒng lǐ。 bà ba yě tóng yì le。
Mom said to put the trash in the bin. Dad agreed.
Mini dialogue
把书放好
A
请把书放在桌子上。
Qǐng bǎ shū fàng zài zhuōzi shàng.
Please put the book on the table.
B
好的，我放好了。
Hǎo de, wǒ fàng hǎo le.
Okay, I've put it away.
放书包
A
你的玩具放哪里了？
Nǐ de wánjù fàng nǎlǐ le?
Where did you put your toy?
B
我放在书包里了。
Wǒ fàng zài shūbāo lǐ le.
I put it in my schoolbag.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
拿
ná
to take; to hold
放 means to put down; 拿 means to pick up or hold.
similar
摆
bǎi
to arrange; to place
Both mean to place something somewhere.