布置 bùzhì to put in order
to put in order; to arrange; to decorate; to fix up; to deploy
How to remember 布置: 布 cotton + 置 to lay out = to put in order.
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How it is used
- Two senses: to arrange/decorate a space - 布置房间 (bùzhì fángjiān) to set up a room; and to assign tasks - 布置作业 (bùzhì zuòyè) to assign homework.
- The 'assign' sense (老师布置任务) is very common in school and work.
- Distinguish from 装饰 (zhuāngshì, purely decorate); 布置 includes practical layout and deployment.
Example sentences
- 老师给我们布置了家庭作业。 Lǎoshī gěi wǒmen bùzhì le jiātíngzuòyè.The teacher gave us homework.