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    Expressing "put back" or "return" with 放回 (fànghuí)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    Subject + 将/把 + Object + 放回 + Location

    Explanation

    放回 (fànghuí) is a verb meaning "to put back" or "to return something to its original place." It combines 放 (to place) and 回 (back), indicating the action of restoring something to where it was. For example, returning an animal to its mother after handling it.

    Examples

    • 用完书以后请放回书架上。

      Yòng wán shū yǐhòu qǐng fàng huí shūjià shàng.

      After you're done with the book, please put it back on the shelf.

    • 他把小猫放回了妈妈身边。

      Tā bǎ xiǎo māo fàng huí le māma shēnbiān.

      He put the kitten back next to its mother.

    • 这件衣服不合适，我放回去了。

      Zhè jiàn yīfu bù héshì, wǒ fàng huíqù le.

      This piece of clothing didn't fit, so I put it back.

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