布置
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
布置 (bùzhì) · to decorate
布置 (bùzhì) means “to decorate; to arrange; to assign (homework)”. It is written with 2 characters: 布 (cloth) + 置 (to lay out). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 布置 is built
The characters
布 bù · cloth
What 布 is made of
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Cloth 巾 held in a hand (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
置 zhì · to lay out
What 置 is made of
- 罒wǎng — net
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 直zhí — straight
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 罒 gives the meaning, 直 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们一起布置教室吧。Wǒmen yīqǐ bùzhì jiàoshì ba.Let's decorate the classroom together.
老师布置了很多作业。Lǎoshī bùzhì le hěn duō zuòyè.The teacher assigned a lot of homework.
Questions about 布置
What does 布置 mean?
布置 (bùzhì) means “to decorate; to arrange; to assign (homework)”.
How do you pronounce 布置?
布置 is pronounced bùzhì.
Which HSK level is 布置?
布置 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 公布gōngbùto announce
- 宣布xuānbùto announce
- 分布fēnbùto be spread over
- 颁布bānbùto promulgate
- 遍布biànbùto be found everywhere
- 布告bùgàonotice
- 布局bùjúlayout
- 发布fābùto release
- 瀑布pùbùwaterfall
- 散布sànbùto spread
Learn 布置 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 56: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.