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放 in Context

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The Character You Just Learned is Also a Common Word!

Usage 1 - "to put, to place": 

Sentence 1:

你把杯子放在哪里?

English:

Where did you put the cup?

Top-Down Words:

把 bǎ - (preposition used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other word or expression, often a verb complement)



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Comments   2

Rick Angleland

What function does 放 have in this sentence I found:
新闻里在放日本地震的最新情况。which was translated as
The news is reporting the newest developments with the Japanese earthquake.
In English we would often use "about" or "referring to" in this sort of sentence. Somehow 在放 are conveying that.

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Mandarin Blueprint

Interesting, I've never seen news reporting expressed in this way. Where did you find the sentence? Usually, they'll say "报道" for this type of thing.

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