安置 ānzhì to find a place for
to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement
How to remember 安置: 安 peace + 置 to lay out = to find a place for.
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How it is used
- To settle people or things into a proper place - 政府安置了受灾群众 (zhèngfǔ ānzhìle shòuzāi qúnzhòng) the government resettled the disaster victims.
- Register is官方/formal: think authorities placing refugees, workers, or the elderly, and finding a home for equipment or funds. Everyday 'put down' is 放.
- Contrast 安排 (ānpái, arrange schedules/tasks) - 安置 stresses giving something a permanent settled spot, not sequencing events.