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    Expressing 'put into' with 放进 (fàngjìn)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    把 + Object + 放进 + Location

    Explanation

    放进 (fàngjìn) is a verb meaning "to put into" or "to place inside." It combines 放 (fàng, "to put") with the directional complement 进 (jìn, "into"), and is often used with 把 (bǎ) to indicate placing an object into a container or space.

    Examples

    • 把衣服放进洗衣机里吧。

      Bǎ yīfú fàng jìn xǐyījī lǐ ba.

      Put the clothes in the washing machine.

    • 她把钥匙放进了包里。

      Tā bǎ yàoshi fàng jìn le bāo lǐ.

      She put the keys in her bag.

    • 请把这些书放进书架上面的箱子里。

      Qǐng bǎ zhèxiē shū fàng jìn shūjià shàngmiàn de xiāngzi lǐ.

      Please put these books in the box on top of the bookshelf.

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