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设定

shèdìng

to set; to establish

A person adjusting a round dial on a device next to a clock
Memory picture

Characters in this word

设 shè

Strokes
6
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 殳 tool, weapon
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 设

定 dìng

Strokes
8
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宀 roof 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 系统会根据用户权限设定不同的数据访问范围。 Xìtǒng huì gēnjù yònghù quánxiàn shèdìng bùtóng de shùjù fǎngwèn fànwéi. The system sets different ranges of data access according to user permissions.
  • 请把闹钟设定在六点半。 Qǐng bǎ nàozhōng shèdìng zài liù diǎn bàn. Please set the alarm for six thirty.
  • 游戏里玩家可以自己设定角色的外观。 Yóuxì lǐ wánjiā kěyǐ zìjǐ shèdìng juésè de wàiguān. In the game, players can set their character's appearance themselves.

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