No. 956 in Chinese
置
"置" means "to place," "to set," or "to arrange."
In a sentence
他把书置于桌上。
He placed the book on the table.
In this sentence, '置' is used to mean 'place', indicating the action of positioning or putting the book somewhere specific - here, on the table.
在关键时刻，他将个人的安全置之度外。
At the critical moment, he disregarded his own safety.
Here, '置' is used in the compound phrase '置之度外', meaning 'to disregard' or 'to not take into account'. It emphasizes the act of intentionally ignoring something.
在这里，我们需要置换掉旧家具。
Here, we need to replace the old furniture.
In this example, '置' is part of the word '置换', meaning 'replace'. It is used to indicate the action of substituting one item with another.
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