Chinese word

组装

Pronunciation

Pinyinzǔ zhuāng

Meaning

  • verbput together

Example

我自己在家把新桌子组装好了。wǒ zì jǐ zài jiā bǎ xīn zhuō zi zǔ zhuāng hǎo le

I put the new table together myself at home.

Illustration for 组装 (put together)

More examples

工程师在车间里检查合格的零件后开始组装设备。gōng chéng shī zài chē jiān lǐ jiǎn chá hé gé de líng jiàn hòu kāi shǐ zǔ zhuāng shè bèi

The engineer checked the qualified parts in the workshop and then began assembling the equipment.

Core concept

Separate parts are deliberately joined and fixed until they form one usable whole.

Common phrases

  • 组装家具zǔ zhuāng jiā jù

    assemble furniture

  • 组装设备zǔ zhuāng shè bèi

    assemble equipment

  • 组装零件zǔ zhuāng líng jiàn

    assemble parts

Similar words

装配zhuāng pèi: Fitting parts together in order during factory production to build a product.
安装ān zhuāng: Installing and securing a machine or piece of equipment so it can be used.
拼装pīn zhuāng: Collecting parts and assembling them quickly into a complete whole.

Definition in Chinese

把零散的零件连接并固定在一起，形成可以使用的整体。bǎ líng sǎn de líng jiàn lián jiē bìng gù dìng zài yì qǐ xíng chéng ké yǐ shǐ yòng de zhéng tǐ

Word origin

组 (zǔ, "group") + 装 (zhuāng, "install") combines the ideas of forming a group and putting parts in place.

Usage tips

  • A result complement after the verb can mark completion, which makes this word useful for describing finished home projects.

Other meanings

  • fit togetherverb
  • assemblynoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 组装线zǔ zhuāng xiànassembly linenoun
  • 组装厂zǔ zhuāng chǎngassembly factorynoun
  • 组装工zǔ zhuāng gōngassembly workernoun

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