装置 zhuāngzhì to install
to install; installation; equipment; system; unit; device
How to remember 装置: 装 dress + 置 to lay out = to install.
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How it is used
- A device / installation / apparatus - 安全装置 (ānquán zhuāngzhì) safety device; 实验装置 (shíyàn zhuāngzhì) experimental apparatus.
- Technical register; a purpose-built mechanism or system, more engineered-sounding than 设备 (shèbèi, equipment).
- Also the verb 'to install', though the noun sense dominates.
Example sentences
- 你应该给他看看这装置。 Nǐ yīnggāi gěi tā kànkàn zhè zhuāngzhì.You should have shown him the device.