设 shè to build
to build; to design; to establish; to set up; suppose
How to remember 设: 讠 words + 殳 strike = to build. After angry words at the town council, the architect wants to strike the table, because all she asks is to build a school.
Component breakdown
设 = 讠 words + 殳 strike
- 讠 words
- 殳 strike
After angry words at the town council, the architect wants to strike the table, because all she asks is to build a school.
How it is used
- To set up or design. 设计 (shèjì) to design, 建设 (jiànshè) to build/construct (usually large-scale, national).
- 设立 (shèlì) establish an institution; 设置 (shèzhì) set up/configure (a department, a setting on a device).
- 假设 (jiǎshè) means 'suppose/hypothesis' - 假设你是对的 (jiǎshè nǐ shì duì de) suppose you're right. 设备 (shèbèi) equipment, 设施 (shèshī) facilities.
Words with 设
- 建设jiànshèto buildHSK 5
- 设备shèbèiequipmentHSK 5
- 设施shèshīfacilitiesHSK 5
- 设立shèlìto set upHSK 5
- 设置shèzhìto set upHSK 5
- 设计shèjìto designHSK 5
- 假设jiǎshèto supposeHSK 6
- 开设kāishèto offer (goods or services)HSK 6
- 设想shèxiǎngto imagineHSK 6
- 想方设法xiǎngfāng-shèfǎto think up every possible method (idiom)HSK 8
- 摆设bǎisheornamentHSK 8
- 设定shèdìngto setHSK 9
- 设法shèfǎto tryHSK 9
Example sentences
- 警察设了分界线。 Jǐngchá shèle fēnjièxiàn.The police put up a cordon.
- 他们设宴为我庆祝。 Tāmen shèyàn wèi wǒ qìngzhù.They held a banquet to celebrate in my honor.