Chinese word

装置

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhuāng zhì

Meaning

  • noundevice

Example

这个装置怎么用？zhè ge zhuāng zhì zěn me yòng

How do you use this device?

Illustration for 装置 (device)

More examples

这台装置需要定期检查。zhè tái zhuāng zhì xū yào dìng qī jiǎn chá

This device needs regular inspection.

Core concept

A set of parts arranged to perform a particular function.

Common phrases

  • 电子装置diàn zi zhuāng zhì

    electronic device

  • 实验装置shí yàn zhuāng zhì

    experimental equipment

  • 保护装置bǎo hù zhuāng zhì

    protective device

Similar words

设备shè bèi: The machines and tools used to run a building or facility.
机器jī qì: A powered machine that makes things or causes them to move.
设施shè shī: A building or installation that provides a service for the public or a business.

Definition in Chinese

指为完成某种功能而安装或组合的机械、设备或器具。zhǐ wèi wán chéng móu zhǒng gōng néng ér ān zhuāng huò zǔ hé de jī xiè shè bèi huò qì jù

Word origin

装置 (zhuāngzhì, "device") is formed from 装 (zhuāng, "fit out") + 置 (zhì, "place"), highlighting something arranged and installed to do a job.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this noun often sounds technical, so it is more common in instructions, science, and formal descriptions than in casual talk about household objects.

Other meanings

  • equipmentnoun
  • toolnoun

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