Chinese word dictionary

设置

shèzhì · to set up; to install

Practice word

Word information

Simplified设置

Traditional設置

Pinyinshèzhì

Part of speech动

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

设shè

to build, to design; to establish; to offer

置zhì

to lay out, to place, to set aside

How to learn 设置

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

建设jiànshè

to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute

设备shèbèi

equipment; facilities; installations; CL:個|个[ge4]

设计shèjì

to design; to plan; design; plan

设立shèlì

to set up; to establish

设施shèshī

facilities; installation

位置wèizhì

position; place; seat; CL:個|个[ge4]