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To set in Chinese: 设定 (shè dìng)

shè dìng

to set

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 設定1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to set
  2. 2to set up
  3. 3to install
  4. 4setting
  5. 5preferences

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设
定

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ㄕㄜˋ

shè

ㄕ/ shㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄧㄥˋ

dìng

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

设定

Simplified

設定

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我把闹钟设定在早上七点。

    wǒ bǎ nào zhōng shè dìng zài zǎo shàng qī diǎn。

    I set the alarm for seven in the morning.

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Related words

定

dìng

to set

设

shè

to set up

决定

jué dìng

to decide (to do something)

一定

yī dìng

surely

规定

guī dìng

to stipulate

肯定

kěn dìng

to be certain

否定

fǒu dìng

to negate

固定

gù dìng

to fix

建设

jiàn shè

to build

确定

què dìng

definite

设备

shè bèi

equipment

设计

shè jì

to design

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