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Chinese words · HSK 3

放

fàng

to put; to place

Every meaning

fàng

to put; to place
to add
to play (music or a film)
to let go; to release
to let off; to fire
to have (a vacation)

In a sentence

把书放在桌子上。
Put the book on the table.

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In the Library

中文里，很多名字都是两个字放在一起。
熊猫是猫吗？ · Animals in Chinese: is a panda a cat? · HSK 2
她在一个更小的箱子里，那是我放鞋的箱子。
大床和小箱子 · Big or small? The cat and the box · HSK 2
她在大卫的碗里放了一块肉。
吃不完的饭 · A Chinese family dinner that never ends · HSK 2

Words with 放

Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).