Chinese word

设定

Pronunciation

Pinyinshè dìng

Meaning

  • verbset

Example

我刚设定了闹钟。wǒ gāng shè dìng le nào zhōng

I just set the alarm.

Illustration for 设定 (set)

More examples

请先设定密码以保护账户。qǐng xiān shè dìng mì mǎ yǐ bǎo hù zhàng hù

Please set a password first to protect your account.

Core concept

A chosen value or option is fixed so a device or system uses it.

Common phrases

  • 设定目标shè dìng mù biāo

    set a goal

  • 设定密码shè dìng mì mǎ

    set a password

  • 设定时间shè dìng shí jiān

    set a time

Similar words

设置shè zhì: Enter options or values, or enable features, on a device or in software.
调整tiáo zhěng: Make small changes to a position, time, or value until it reaches the desired state.
制定zhì dìng: Create and formally decide a plan, rule, or policy.
规定guī dìng: Set and state rules or conditions that people must follow.

Definition in Chinese

确定并保存某一参数、选项或时间，使系统或对象按照该设定运行或生效。què dìng bìng bǎo cún mǒu yì cān shù xuǎn xiàng huò shí jiān shǐ xì tǒng huò duì xiàng àn zhào gāi shè dìng yùn xíng huò shēng xiào

Word origin

设 (shè, "arrange") + 定 (dìng, "fix") combines arranging something with fixing it, giving the sense of choosing a value or state and making it govern later behavior.

Usage tips

  • In everyday English, set covers many actions, but this Chinese word is especially useful for values, options, and times that a device will follow, including choices shown in menus.

Other meanings

  • settingnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 设定值shè dìng zhíset valuenoun

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