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设定

shè dìng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 設定

设定 (shè dìng) means "to set; to set up; to install". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 设定 means

1. to set
2. to set up
3. to install
4. setting
5. preferences

The characters in 设定

• 设shèto set up; to put in place; (math) given; suppose; if
• 定dìngto fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc)…

Example sentences

• 推送通知太多了，我在设定里关掉了。
  There are too many push notifications, so I turned them off in the settings.
• 在你上床睡觉之前，你必须把闹钟设定好。
  Zài nǐ shàngchuáng shuìjiào zhīqián, nǐ bìxū bǎ nàozhōng shèdìng hǎo.
  You've got to set the alarm clock before you go to bed.
• 《单身汉》这个电视节目的基本设定是什么？
  What's the premise of the TV show "The Bachelor"?

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