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設

shè

Description

"设"是一个动词，意思是安排、建立或者假定。

"设" is a verb meaning to arrange, establish, or assume.

我们常常在"设立"、"设计"、"假设"这些词里看到它。

We often see "设" in words like "设立" (establish), "设计" (design), and "假设" (hypothesize).

Meanings

设shè

to set up; to establish; to found

这里设了一个新的车站。

A new station was set up here.

设shè

to plan; to design; to arrange

他们为客人设了晚餐。

They prepared dinner for the guests.

设shè

to suppose; to assume (in math/logic)

设x等于三。

Let x equal three.

Related words

设计设立建设假设设备

Notes

  • Etymology

    originally combines 言 (speech) and 殳, meaning to arrange or plan by command.

  • Nuance

    设 is mostly used in compounds; rarely stands alone in everyday speech.

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