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设计

shè jì

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 設計

设计 (shè jì) means "to design; to plan". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 设计 means

1. to design; to plan
2. design; plan

The characters in 设计

• 设shèto set up; to put in place; (math) given; suppose; if
• 计jìto calculate; to compute; to count

Example sentences

• 这份设计很蠢。
  This is a stupid design.
• 他设计了新建筑。
  Tā shèjì le xīn jiànzhù.
  He designed the new building.
• 她是工业设计师。
  Tā shì gōngyè shèjìshī.
  She is an industrial designer.
• 设计本身有问题。
  The design itself is flawed.
• 这个设计很人性化。
  This design is very ergonomic.
• 润滑系统设计得不好。
  Rùnhuá xìtǒng shèjì de bù hǎo.
  The lubrication system was poorly designed.

Words starting with 设计

• 设计师shè jì shīdesigner; architect
• 设计者shè jì zhědesigner; architect (of a project)
• 设计程序shè jì chéng xùdesign process
• 设计规范shè jì guī fàndesign norm; planning regulations

Words containing 设计

• 程序设计chéng xù shè jìcomputer programming
• 工业设计gōng yè shè jìindustrial design
• 平面设计píng miàn shè jìgraphic design
• 室内设计shì nèi shè jìinterior design
• 外观设计wài guān shè jìlook; external appearance; design
• 网页设计wǎng yè shè jìweb design
• 网络设计wǎng luò shè jìnetwork design; network plan
• 发型设计师fà xíng shè jì shīhairstylist
• 景观设计jǐng guān shè jìlandscape design
• 智能设计zhì néng shè jìintelligent design (religion)
• 毕业设计bì yè shè jìgraduation project
• 电脑辅助设计diàn nǎo fǔ zhù shè jìcomputer-aided design
• 计算机辅助设计jì suàn jī fǔ zhù shè jìCAD computer-aided design
• 电脑辅助设计与绘图diàn nǎo fǔ zhù shè jì yǔ huì túcomputer-aided design and drawing

Sounds the same

Read shè jì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 社稷state; country; the Gods of earth and grain

Where 设计 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Facilities, Design & Equipment (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read shè jì correctly.
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