Chinese Conversation · Level 63
90 words
Chinese word
设计
Pronunciation
Pinyinshè jì
Meaning
- verbdesign
Example
我在设计一个新产品。wǒ zài shè jì yí gè xīn chán pǐn
I am designing a new product.
More examples
团队正在设计一个新网站。tuán duì zhèng zài shè jì yí gè xīn wǎng zhàn
The team is designing a new website.
Core concept
A goal is turned into a workable plan with its parts arranged to fit together.
Common phrases
设计产品shè jì chán pǐn
design products
设计网站shè jì wǎng zhàn
design websites
Similar words
计划jì huà: Decide in advance what to do, in what order, and when to do it to reach a goal.
开发kāi fā: Research, test, and build a new product or technology until it is ready.
制作zhì zuò: Make a concrete object or work by using chosen materials and methods.
Definition in Chinese
为解决问题或实现目标而构想方案、安排步骤并具体化细节的行为或过程。wèi jiě jué wèn tí huò shí xiàn mù biāo ér gòu xiǎng fāng àn ān pái bù zhòu bìng jù tǐ huà xì jié de xíng wéi huò guò chéng
Word origin
设计 (shèjì, "design") combines 设 (shè, "set up") with 计 (jì, "plan"), linking the idea of arranging something with the planning needed to make it work.
Usage tips
- For English speakers, 设计 (shèjì, "design") is broader than visual style because it can describe planning a product, process, or solution.
Other meanings
- deviseverb
Opposites
- 模仿mó fǎngimitateverb
Related words
- 设计图shè jì túdesign drawingnoun
- 设计费shè jì fèidesign feenoun
- 设计方案shè jì fāng àndesign proposalnoun