设计 shèjì to design
to design; to plan; design; plan
How to remember 设计: 设 to build + 计 calculate = to design.
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How it is used
- To design; a design - 设计海报 (shèjì hǎibào) design a poster, 服装设计 (fúzhuāng shèjì) fashion design, 设计师 designer.
- Planning form/appearance/function ahead of making; both verb and noun.
- Can also mean to scheme/frame someone (被人设计) in a negative sense, though design is primary.
Example sentences
- 润滑系统设计得不好。 Rùnhuá xìtǒng shèjì de bùhǎo.The lubrication system was poorly designed.
- 我改了一下我网站的版面设计。 Wǒ gǎi le yīxià wǒ wǎngzhàn de bǎnmiànshèjì.I've changed my website's layout.
- 这份设计很蠢。 Zhèfèn shèjì hěnchǔn.This is a stupid design.