置 (zi3 | zhi4) : put; set up; procure

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置

zi3

zhi4

[1] put; place; lay up
[2] set up; establish; install
[3] procure; purchase; buy

Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 网 (#122)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

置

This word has been viewed 7872 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Feb 2011 13:26

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位置 wai6 zi3 wei4 zhi5 = position, location, seat, place; job, post

設置 cit3 zi3 she4 zhi4 = to set up; to install

裝置 zong1 zi3 zhuang1 zhi4 = system; equipment; installation; setup

處置 cyu2 zi3 chu3 zhi4 = to handle; to take care; to punish

本末倒置 bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 ben3 mo4 dao3 zhi4 = to put the cart before the horse

安置 on1 zi3 an1 zhi4 = [1] find a place for, help settle down; [2] arrange for

擱置 gok3 zi3 ge1 zhi4 = shelve, set aside

放置 fong3 zi3 fang4 zhi4 = put

一笑置之 jat1 siu3 zi3 zi1 = to laugh off, dismiss with a laugh; laugh out of court

空置 hung1 zi3 = vacant
See all 48 compounds (CantoDict reports 49 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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基本上間屋布置好咗，剩番啲頭頭尾尾啫粵
The house is basically well-decorated. What remains to be done are just some odds and ends.

時間嘅配合好難以置信粵
The coincidentalness of the timing is too hard to believe.

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Decimal representation of this word: 置
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