zhì

to install

to place; to put; to buy

net (罒) + [sound: zhì] (直) = place or install something

The net radical suggests capturing or containing something, giving a sense of placing an object within a fixed spot. 直 contributes the sound zhì rather than the meaning of 'straight.'

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请把花瓶于桌子中间。

qǐng bǎ huāpíng zhì yú zhuōzi zhōngjiān。

Please place the vase in the center of the table.

他们在新家了很多家具。

tāmen zài xīn jiā zhì le hěn duō jiājù。

They bought a lot of furniture for their new home.

Words with 置

配置

pèi zhì

to deploy

重置

chóng zhì

to reset

自动换刀装置

zì dòng huàn dāo zhuāng zhì

automatic tool changer (ATC)

闲置

xián zhì

to leave sth unused

阅读装置

yuè dú zhuāng zhì

electronic reader (e.g. for barcodes, RFID tags etc)

难以置信

nán yǐ zhì xìn

(idiom) hard to believe; incredible

一笑置之

yī xiào zhì zhī

to dismiss with a laugh

不予置评

bù yǔ zhì píng

to make no comment

不可置信

bù kě zhì xìn

unbelievable; incredible

不容置疑

bù róng zhì yí

unquestionable

不容置辩

bù róng zhì biàn

peremptory

不置可否

bù zhì kě fǒu

decline to comment

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