---
title: "Baifang Meaning: 摆放 (to place) or 拜访 (to visit)?"
description: "摆放 (traditional 擺放, bǎifàng) means “to place; to arrange; to lay out”. Not the baifang you heard? See 拜访. Hear its tones, see what 摆 and 放 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baifang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 摆放 mean?

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摆放 bǎifàng

## to place; to arrange; to lay out

## Its characters

1. 摆 bǎi to put
2. 放 fàng to put

## In a sentence

桌上整齐地摆放着几本书。 A few books are neatly arranged on the table.

有人深信不疑，有人觉得它就是迷信，更多的人则是半信半疑，按照老规矩**摆放**家具，只是图个吉利，让自己安心一点儿。

From [风水是什么？ · What is feng shui?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-feng-shui#library-word-590-592)

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## Other words said baifang

- [拜访bàifǎngto visit](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8B%9C%E8%AE%BF)

## More words with 摆 or 放

- [摆烂 bǎilàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bailan)
- [摆脱 bǎituō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baituo)
- [播放 bōfàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bofang)
- [存放 cúnfàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cunfang)
- [发放 fāfàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fafang)
- [放大 fàngdà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangda)
- [放过 fàngguò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangguo)
- [放宽 fàngkuān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangkuan)
- [放弃 fàngqì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangqi)
- [放松 fàngsōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangsong)

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