设定 shèdìng to set
to set; to set up; to install; setting; preferences
怎么记住“设定”: 设 to build + 定 decide = to set.
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用法
- To set/preset a value or parameter; also 'settings' - 设定密码 (shèdìng mìmǎ) to set a password; 游戏设定 (yóuxì shèdìng) game settings/premise.
- Tech and fiction register: also the backstory/worldbuilding of a story or character - 人物设定 (rénwù shèdìng, character design).
- Contrast 设置 (shèzhì), which is closer to 'configure/install'; 设定 emphasizes fixing a specific value or scenario.