设备 shèbèi equipment
equipment; facilities; installations
How to remember 设备: 设 to build + 备 prepare = equipment.
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How it is used
- Equipment / apparatus (physical machines and gear) - 医疗设备 (yīliáo shèbèi) medical equipment, 设备齐全 fully equipped.
- Concrete hardware, versus 设施 (shèshī) which is facilities/installations (buildings, amenities) serving people.
- A mass/collective noun; measure word 台/套 for individual pieces.