baai2 fong3擺放摆放
Jyutpingbaai2 fong3
Yalebáai fong
Definition
To put or place objects in a specific position, especially with care or neatness.
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How it's used
Focuses on the deliberate arrangement or orderly placement of items rather than just the act of putting something down. It carries a sense of care, often implying that the object is being positioned for display, storage, or aesthetic reasons. Use it when describing how furniture, ornaments, or important documents are organized in a space.
Examples
These books are placed very neatly.
Where did you place the vase?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this for casual or quick actions like putting a phone in a pocket, where 擺 or 放 alone is much more natural. It sounds overly formal or stiff if applied to messy or thoughtless placement.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
