粵

佈bou3置zi3

simp布置
bou3 zi3bu4zhi4bù zhì

English

  1. to arrange; to set up; to lay out
  2. (noun) (of household) 1. Design (of a home); 2. Setting of (furniture)
  3. decoration and layout (of a space)
  4. to decorate (a place or a space)
  5. to assign (tasks, homework etc)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 空間入面,物件同裝飾嘅擺放方式(量詞:種)
  2. 喺一個空間入面,加啲物品同埋改變物品嘅安排,令到空間整體更有美感

Examples

  • 佈置場地

    to decorate the venue

  • 間房嘅佈置

    the layout of the room

  • 買啲鮮花佈置禮堂吖。

    Go buy some flowers to decorate the hall.

  • 呢間餐廳嘅佈置令人好似去咗外太空噉。

    The decoration of this restaurant makes you feel like you are in outer space.

  • 老师给我们布置了家庭作业。

    The teacher gave us homework.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 她用漂亮的家具佈置了房間。

    She furnished the room with beautiful furniture.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 老師給我們佈置了十道題為作業。

    The teacher assigned us ten problems for homework.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 那對夫婦花了很多錢來佈置他們的房子。

    The couple spent a lot of money on furnishing their house.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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